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If not for this singular woman, who's now gone to be with her beloved son, these two monsters would still be for loose and fancy free, living their lives as if nothing had happened.

But Ms. Cheryl Williams knew in her heart there was something amiss- and at great personal cost (Denise withheld any and all visitation to her only grandchild for the entirety of her childhood) and despite all she had to lose, Ms Cheryl risked it all, relying on the few good people left, and a journalist, an ATF agent, and Brian's wife Cathy to realize she was right. It took far too long, and it's sad no one was going to face charges for Mike's murder, but ultimately, the two monsters that took him from his child rather than filing for divorce are behind bars and it's all you can ask for.

I'm unsure of the reviews blaming Cathy for anything or that she 'knew' something, but that woman went above and beyond anything anyone could have expected. Now if we're talking about Blythe? Well there's someone deserving of scorn and ridicule, and blind allegiance to someone who would throw her under a bus if it meant her own freedoms, but it's all moot.

There's a lot of details this series failed to make mention of- like the great lengths and cost to Ms Cheryl- getting expert opinions from anthropologists, reptile experts, topography experts, etc., and they all called her a crackpot. That's the secondary victim here, and I sincerely hope she felt at least somewhat vindicated.

It's just a tonal mess, I expects much more from Gunn, given his abilities performed with Guardians, but this just lacks so much.

To begin with, the Superman character, himself. There's no humanity for him. He just seems to roll around through this movie and I felt no compassion from the movie for the character.

There's nothing compelling in this movie that makes me do anything but hope there's no sequel planned- the writing of the characters seems phoned in, and the plot devices are haphazardly crafted and seem lazy.

A few things I really didn't care for: AI Dog- seriously, it's not even close to resembling a canine; spend the extra money and get an actual LABRADOR with a trainer.

Lex- I don't mind the actor, per se, but he's a child in this story when he should be a venerated man with a wealth of experience that shows on his face. This portrayal looks like a child who's stepped into dad's suit and shoes and clomps through the movie. There's one scene I can't ignore that he absolutely steals, but the rest is just fluff and filler.

Lois- Where Was She almost the entire movie?? She's a major player in the source material and I'm seriously left to wonder what genius thought this was plenty?

David Corenswet- sorry but he's not Superman. Perhaps I'm jaded because Henry Cavil and Christopher Reeves just embodied the essence of the character, but David isn't it. He's a perfectly fine actor and quite capable, but as this particular character? No.

There's quite a bit of handpicked 'influencers' who were paid to gush over this, and a few particular reviews convinced me that the trailers weren't telling of the entirety of the movie, so I went. The lesson here is, trust your gut instincts and either go or don't based on that. Don't let people who were paid (I wasn't aware at the time they were) convince you otherwise.

PS- Did I mention the dog?

War is mean, viscous, nasty, grotesque, cruel and insane.

The difference between the hero and the enemy can be hard to find, HOWEVER when you find yourself committing unspeakable acts against someone you perceive as evil, you become the monster you proclaim to hate. The cruelty of the mob mentality, where one brilliantly obtuse person acts as a cancer that metastasizes into the most inhumane and sickening actions that become the fuel that forces your enemy to retaliate.

These are the atrocities of war that awakened us, in 1993, to what horrific behaviors were being committed in the name of the United Nations, and their 'peacekeeping' missions- the supposed police of the world who've done nothing of value, perpetrated ridiculous crimes and created more havoc than that which they were supposed to be preventing. Bill Clinton and his many wars; those of unnecessary and inconceivable consequences, and those in Congress who always seem all too willing to ship our children to fight in these forever wars. While their own children somehow live in a protected bubble, that they'll never be sent to fight against something no one understands, for benefits that keep the military industrial complex not only alive, but thriving.

I'm so grateful that these young men were able to escape and that Mike Durant was allowed to live. But the insanity of the situation to combat Aidid, who was STEALING AID FROM HIS OWN PEOPLE, it's quite obvious that these people are obviously quite pleased with this monster, so who are we to inflict our politics on their turmoil? Why is it necessary to invade when the people do not want us there, and it's also quite obvious that those bags STAMPED WITH USAID, that are doing nothing but enriching an warlord without a shred of decency in his veins, should have been halted, and our military never enters into Somalia.

We don't view ourselves as some romanticized 'super power', we were doing what we thought was the right thing- but what this taught many of us is, we have no business acting on behalf of any entity proclaiming to be righteous. The Somali people were quite capable of fighting, obviously. If they were tired of being hungry and oppressed, it's up to them to fight for themselves.