I had big expectations, but light-years from PERFECTION

Rating: 5/10 (23 January 2010)

As some of the other reviewers, I was quite let down by the almost countless flaws about the EOD team's routines and military discipline shown in this film. They are not making a film about some mercenaries here, this film is about ELITE teams of the US military.
For those who are determined to watch the movie, I will try not to write any spoilers, but one thing I can say, if you are in the military, please DON'T pay for this, wait for somebody to lend it to you on DVD if you are curious.
For instance, not being an expert in the military, I can see clearly that these extraordinarily skilled professionals (EODs) are not gonna risk their lives, and subsequently, their team's, in order to quench their adrenaline needs. And if there would be one like our 'hero' here, he would probably have been put out of his misery after the first display of super-cool cowboy attitude.
The reason why I gave it 5 stars is no other than the fact that I actually really enjoyed the quality of all the technical aspects (sound, visual, etc), and that the actors also did a good job, since it is not their fault that the ones in charge of the script didn't mind to care about how some things work in real life: such as military ranks, discipline, X-Boxes and Ipod Touch in 2004 brought to Irak by time travel, and so on.
I am just not too sure what they wanted to do here, it does not seem like criticism to the military, perhaps more like the opposite, like they tried to give a tribute to them. But OMG, in order to do that, do not portray them like the 'hero' here.
That's all I will say without giving out any spoiler. Useful?
I wish you all the best!