I was really looking forward to watching this but was so disappointed with it well before the half way mark. The decision to make it look like it was shot in one take was the wrong one. It did not make me feel like I was in the movie at all. In fact, it was the polar opposite. There was no emotional investment for any of the characters either. We've seen this movie done 100 times before but also way better. I will never watch this mediocre war movie ever again as it was devoid of every single reason we go to the movies in the first place..... Entertainment! I gave it a 5 for the musical score and the fact that it was just a middle of the road war movie. Mendes may have had an emotional attachment to the story, it's a pity none of it transpired to the screen.