Not Oscar worthy

Rating: 6/10 (21 February 2010)

Regardless of the inaccuracy which a lot of reviewers have detailed, your empathy with the main characters is what will make or break this film. While suspending my disbelief, which I do readily when watching a film, I found the bomb defusing scenes tense, but ultimately, the black guy was the only one you felt was real. The young white guy was, oh I don't know, a bit inconsistent. The war junkie protagonist(?) wasn't likable enough for you to get on board with what he was going through. In short I didn't care enough about how the plot was about to unfold. The character arcs were too subtle and not really arcs - a bit of a dog's breakfast alas. The only thing I appreciated was that it did build up a good amount of tension in several scenes - but it sure as hell isn't Oscar worthy.