I bought this film because of the great reviews. After seeing it, I'm wondering if there's another version floating around that I missed. Perhaps a Director's Cut or an extended version that has more action and suspense. This did little to hold my interest. I also thought the interaction between the characters difficult to believe. Platoon made more sense to me in terms of motivation. I have family that served in Iraq. Perhaps I'll give it to them and they can point out what I'm missing. Perhaps all the hype is because its a female Director who took on an unpopular war. Don't waste your money buying the DVD. Wait till it comes on Cable. I wouldn't get to comfy watching it though, you may fall asleep.