Strong story. Solid war movie.

Rating: 7/10 (22 January 2020)

I'm a bit late for the "debate" of Jolie becoming a director, I know. This movie is after all 6 years old by now. But, I don't understand why Jolie got so much hate for trying to direct. I asume it has to be about "know your place" kind of thing.
No, this is not a masterpiece of a movie and the best movie ever made. And Jolie doesn't deserve to be praised to the heavens, win an Oscar and later perhaps become the first female president of the USA, I mean, who knows, might happen. Perhaps starting a whole new age with a nation of female superpower. Where the feminine is ruling over the masculine. Up is down, black is white. And males are slaves to the females, cheap workforce and nothing else, building the women's world and empire, for them. And the males with best genes, are kept in stock, in certain constructed confined settlements just made for them, to be taken out and used only as sex slaves and their "special juice" for reproduction, when needed. The new world order. Where females rules as a superior class and males are just to be used for their bodies. I don't think we actually have to really fear this happening. Even though how likely it might sound.
Yes, Jolie is a women. Yes, she's a famous, successful, rich, actress. And all of a sudden she wants to direct. Who does she think she is? For starters, does she not know how privledge she already is? She should just be happy and contempt with her successful acting career. Not wanting to direct. Why should we, the viewers, be forced to watch her attempt to be a creator of the vision for an whole movie?
Well, while valid points. I have to review this movie for what it is in its final form, besides all that other stuff. And... it's actually pretty good. Strong story, very much worth telling, since it's based on reality. I'm glad someone made a movie about it. Is it the best movie ever made? No. Is it the best war movie ever made? No. But, I have to say, that personally, it really moved me. And it was well shot and well acted. It's a solid 7 for me. A movie that is good to watch when you need some inspiration going trough hard times perhaps. Which is not a bad thing at all. I can't actually see anything horrible wrong with it. The scope of the movie is actually pretty big and executed very well. People involved, that Jolie brought together, knew what they were doing and manged to do something (while not the greatest piece of cinema ever made) something worth seeing, to the least. So, why should Jolie not direct? I really don't get it.