good cinema, grossly inaccurate.

Rating: 4/10 (16 November 2010)

I am a two-time Iraq veteran. While the scenery and photography of the film were wonderful, the inaccuracies of Army life were just too much to ignore. Alcohol on the FOB (Forward Operating Base), running outside the wire (perimeter) at night then checking back into a checkpoint with no repercussions (either on or off the FOB)..... Taking off the bomb suit during an operation, EOD guys knowing sniper and infantry tactics, running around doing infantry tactics without commo gear, the showers were too nice on the FOBs, flying in choppers without battle gear on, an Army shrink going off the FOB (be for real!)....the inaccuracies with explosives etc etc etc.... the list goes on ad naseum.....
I liked the film in the beginning, but it kept getting slower and slower and slower. Then the errors of the film regarding Army life were too gross and if the script writers did a little bit of homework, they could have made this film really good.... as it stands, it is mediocre. This movie had so much potential, but it was a real let-down.