I have to acquiesce to the IRAQ vets on inaccuracies but not their opinions on the quality of the movie

Rating: 8/10 (20 July 2010)

The vets have pointed out the many inaccuracies. I am sure they are right. I haven't been there, I haven't been involved in that type of work. I respect their views.
This is a movie, not a documentary. It won awards for Sound and Sound editing. You have got to admit the sound was great. It won for best screenplay written for the scree - note: not adapted from an existing text. I dunno but OK... Best director, it wasn't up against much except another version of an old story in Avatar. Best picture, I can never work out how this one gets awarded.
Ignoring the awards and ignoring the documentary issues, it was an engaging film. Well shot and wheel edited. It should have got a cinematography award in my view as the camera work and the editing was superb.
I have seen plenty of war movies and most are rubbish or built on the 50' and 60's style of structure. This one is not treated using that approach.
If you are a movie person, watch it and then make up your own mind.