OK But Overrated

Rating: 6/10 (3 March 2010)

This was just a so-so film with just acceptable acting performances. From what I understand. The people involved with this film, much like the movie 'The Wrestler', another very average film, are genius marketers. In fact this film is involved in a minor e-mail scam to try and influence the Academy on Oscar night. First of all the film , did not have a real plot . Basically the description of the film , in essence , is the film. This movie would probably have been served more justice , if it were done in documentary style;Conversing with real bomb defusers,suicide bombers,locals and military in Iraq. The film was basically one scene after another of removing bombs or some other type of warfare. It was deja vu. In other words, the first scene could very well have been the 8th scene. Here and there , you had the American military socializing and even befriending some of the local Iraqi's. Ironically, I felt those scenes were more enjoyable than the actual 'meat' of the film.... The defusers in action. It is worth a watch , but definitely not an elite movie, despite the kudo's it seems to be receiving.