What a waster of 2 hours of my life! A clear example of Oscars not guaranteeing a good film!

Rating: 2/10 (22 February 2012)

I was looking forward to watching this film after it won so many Oscars, disappointing is not the word. This is a terrible film! The plot, story and characters are all very poor.
I understand that the film industry will sometimes bend truths when making a war movie but this was a joke. I am an ex Soldier so yes I may have been watching with an over critical eye but it was so unrealistic.
Military Vehicles do not drive around on their own in Iraq. An EOD team would not "bump into" an SAS team in the way they did, and even if they did they would not take over while the SAS guys just sat there and watched their mates getting shot! Before going into investigate a device normally the scene would be secured by at least a Platoon of infantry, not a lone Humvee with three guys doing it all! There was no chain of command for the team, they would not keep IED parts under their beds. Any parts found are investigated in order to work out the latest bomb making techniques and also forensics are sought in order to catch and kill or prosecute bomb makers! Did they bother to consult anyone who had served in Iraq?
Even ignoring the monumental mistakes, I thought the other aspects of the film were weak. The story line was poor, the characters were one dimensional and unbelievable.
For all the reviews claiming "this film along with Saving Private Ryan truly shows the reality of War" I say NO it does not! How do you know if you have never been to War? If you want to watch a film that shows the reality of war, other than people dying, this was a very poor example. Don't bother wasting two hours of your life watching this weak film!
As for the Oscars what a joke! I don't understand why it was even nominated for a single gong, let alone winning 6!