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Well, I certainly didn't expect this. I think I need to start by saying that this isn't a typical war film whatsoever. As I'm sure you've seen in the reviews prior, this film is made to demonstrate a very powerful message about veterans and PTSD. And it's a message that definitely got to me!

However, this is still a film and needs to be entertaining. And was it? Yes. I will say that how it was filmed was a bit annoying to me, I felt that it was just a bit too jumbled at times, which found it quite hard to understand what's actually going on. So the film has about 4 storylines going on, in past and present and you get like 15 mins of one, so maybe it's a flashback to him being a loving husband and father. Then it quickly switches to some war scene. I feel the director needed to just calm it. But overall it was still entertaining to watch.

You're basically waiting for this one moment to link everything. That moment/twist finally hits and it was genuinely brilliant and really does make the film. I was so impressed by it!

The characters were well done with good arc's and the performances from everyone was fantastic also. Only negative to this is that I feel Gary Oldman was hugely underused. He was hardly in it.

Overall, I think this is a very powerful film with a good message behind it. I would recommend to anyone to watch if they haven't already, just don't watch it expecting some huge war film. Because this isn't that.

What a great movie! Can't believe it doesn't have at least 7 rating here.

Incredible movie that makes a brilliant point about lack of mental health and overall support for vets.

2 things how the hell does this only have a 6 rating and why is this not talked about more. I was openly weeping at the last 20 minutes. When that twist hits let me tell you, you feel it. That was so powerful and the message was amazing. This film needs to be talked about more just for the message it shows. Incredible acting by Shia, mark my words when I say he'll win an oscar in the future. Amazing talent.

Wow the critics went hard on this film and I don't know why.

It's probably one of the most under-rated films I've seen, and I'm glad I did, as it was excellent.

I'm not a huge Shia LaBeouf fan but his performance in this was outstanding! I hope he wins some type of award for his amazing acting.

It was a little slow in the beginning but the back and forth between time lines was interesting enough (and kept getting more interesting) to keep me hooked in. Although I'm not a fan of back and forth time lines (I actually hate too much of it), this was done very well, and it was necessary to keep the viewer guessing and in suspense of what happens next.

The film did very well in getting a strong point across about vets and PTSD.

It's too bad the critics couldn't see the glory in this film - directing, acting, cinematography, score, etc... all top notch!

A well deserved 9/10 and a must see film!

I was in the marine corps and even being annoyed with slightest of military inaccuracies I must say this was a good movie. It does not have a happy ending and will not make you feel good but I think it's a good movie. I am usually skeptic and stick to reviews but I'm glad I ignored the reviews on this one. Give it a chance and try not to have expectations and I think you will see it as a good film.