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I went to the "Spiked" website and read the article mentioned in the previous post. That article is a fancy bit of rationalization. The bottom line is you don't promise anyone hope in the face of possible death when that hope was nothing more than a lie to begin with. That is the heart and soul of why this movie is so important. It does expose a terrible lie perpetrated upon unsuspecting people. If they had been told the truth, it would have been morally different. In fact, the eventual monetary compensation the men and families received was too small for a lifetime of hopes and deception.

The article on "Spiked" only made me appreciate the movie and the excellent acting all that much more.

The acting was powerful, and it looked like a labor of love. I think everyone involved with this film must have felt the weight of purpose for getting out the truth of what had happened. It is one of the best acted, most well written movies ever and I encourage people to see it.

By all accounts, this movie was written as a means of modeling the confusion and despair people felt after 9/11. In the moments after 9/11, the world was in shock. People were questioning fundamental issues. But that passed. It was a natural process. Even when with protracted trauma, such as in a state of war, people adapt and get past this phase of overtly questioning the meaning of life. That is because they must cope and go on.

This movie has tried to take the "deconstruction" people felt and turn it into a drawn out process instead of a simple event which passes. It is a lousy premise to base an entire movie on. The comedy is good, but vicariously living out the protracted confusion of the characters is tedious and exhausting.