You simply cannot make an Anti-War Movie that is not disturbing. Even M*A*S*H (1969) included some unpleasant Operating Room Scenes and very Dark Humor. But this is nowhere near that Film in Style or Content, it was just a clumsy way to make a Point. This Movie has an unsettling Tone and some very Graphic War Imagery.
Add to its Depressing Battlefield Carnage, the Main Focus of the Film is the Psychological or PTSD of a Photojournalist, played with a Believable Sorrow by Colin Farrell, and is a Well Crafted, Layered Story that weaves through Flashbacks all that is the Source of His Pain.
This one never got a Standard Release and went Straight to Video and is a virtually unknown Work that is Striking, Powerful, and Memorable. Christopher Lee makes a late Appearance as a Psychiatrist of sorts and the Character brings along a lot of Baggage and some Unorthodox Theories. This is Typical of the way this Excellent Film unfolds in Unconventional ways and it delivers some Style that does not Intrude on its Message.
This is Very Far from a Good Time at the Movies and is best approached as a Serious Philosophical Drama with none of the Trappings that make for an Easy Approach. It is Solemn and Unwavering in its Intensity and Insight into just part of what makes War Hell.
Add to its Depressing Battlefield Carnage, the Main Focus of the Film is the Psychological or PTSD of a Photojournalist, played with a Believable Sorrow by Colin Farrell, and is a Well Crafted, Layered Story that weaves through Flashbacks all that is the Source of His Pain.
This one never got a Standard Release and went Straight to Video and is a virtually unknown Work that is Striking, Powerful, and Memorable. Christopher Lee makes a late Appearance as a Psychiatrist of sorts and the Character brings along a lot of Baggage and some Unorthodox Theories. This is Typical of the way this Excellent Film unfolds in Unconventional ways and it delivers some Style that does not Intrude on its Message.
This is Very Far from a Good Time at the Movies and is best approached as a Serious Philosophical Drama with none of the Trappings that make for an Easy Approach. It is Solemn and Unwavering in its Intensity and Insight into just part of what makes War Hell.