a poor winner in a poor Oscar year

Rating: Null/10 (26 July 2011)

over-rated, a so-what film boring at times not believable enough not a proper war film as could have been in a civvy situation but something had to get the Oscar guess this was it perhaps one year, they should be brave and not award it very predictable path through the film at least we didn't fall asleep during it better luck next time ms B. It was sold as the most intense and realistic war film ever and it is so not. Maybe I was spoiled by watching Generation Kill before seeing this. This was more like an action film. Everything about it was so obvious. I knew who was going to die and when and I could tell when they were going to "overcome adversity" and bond. At a certain point, I was able to turn my brain off and accept the crazy and unbelievable things the soldiers were doing, under the guise of "it's just a movie," but that still couldn't stop me from seeing every plot point signposted a mile away. In a movie that's about building up tension, that's not a good thing. I think I liked Near Dark better.