American soldier Andrew Briggman (Nat Wolff) is an innocent new recruit sent to serve in Afghanistan. His sergeant tries to win hearts and minds but gets blown up by an IED. His new leader is Sergeant Deeks (Alexander Skarsgård) who is ruthless hunting for the bomb maker. A suspicious killing of an Afghan happens and Briggman suspects Deeks of directing the illegal death.
This is adapted from the doc of a true story. I didn't see the doc and I'm not judging this on its accuracy. In fact, any accuracy may hinder the drama of the movie. I also don't want to judge this based on how this makes the military look. As a story, the fact that Deeks catches Briggman so early makes the intensity of the drama half as high. Part of the intensity is not knowing whether Deeks knows. The fact that he's shown to know lessens the drama. Also, Briggman is too stupid in pursuing the investigation. He obviously gets discovered and gets diminished as a thinking character. Overall, there is some good drama and good acting but it's all rather less than optimal.
This is adapted from the doc of a true story. I didn't see the doc and I'm not judging this on its accuracy. In fact, any accuracy may hinder the drama of the movie. I also don't want to judge this based on how this makes the military look. As a story, the fact that Deeks catches Briggman so early makes the intensity of the drama half as high. Part of the intensity is not knowing whether Deeks knows. The fact that he's shown to know lessens the drama. Also, Briggman is too stupid in pursuing the investigation. He obviously gets discovered and gets diminished as a thinking character. Overall, there is some good drama and good acting but it's all rather less than optimal.