wormguy

I loved the book and it occurred to me more than once while reading that it would make a terrific movie. Maybe not so much. Perhaps the kind of books you see instantly as a "terrific" movie should be left in the film can in your head. From the opening scenes to whenever we petered out and turned it off, this film feels false. The platoon doesn't feel like young men who've lived and fought together. They seem like actors who have never crossed paths with people who make up our military these days. That may not be the case but that's what it feels like to someone who ...also doesn't cross paths with soldiers often. And maybe that's what's wrong with movie. Fountain's point is the disconnect between Americans and the warriors they send off to do battle for them. Perhaps it is expecting too much for that sentiment to be captured by those so removed by privilege. Read the book.