Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. Brandon tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his family and his best friend, Steve Shriver, who served with him in Iraq. Alongside their war-time buddies, Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. Then, against Brandon's will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq. This upends Brandon's entire world. The conflict into which he is thrown tests everything he believes in: the bond of family, the loyalty of friendship, the limits of love, and the value of honor.
This movie was just plain depressing. I'll be very up front and admit that I'm one of those people who believe that ignorance is bliss when it comes to what is going on in the world around us. I stay about as far away from current events as possible because I don't want to feel the way that I felt after watching this movie. I don't want to see how kids are getting killed simply just because. I don't want to see how after they volunteer to defend our country, they are then getting forced to do it again as if they are property just getting shipped somewhere. I'm not a big fan of the thought of kids having to see the kinds of things that those soldiers are seeing and then being expected to go back to a normal life. But that's enough of my random ranting. This was a pretty good character drama. Its believable and totally upsetting. The most ironic thing of the whole movie is that the filmmakers are trying to show the world whats happening to these poor soldiers, but are proabably going to make it that much harder on them accidentally by opening the eyes of anyone who might have been thinking of volunteering.
I'd recommend people checking this movie out if they were interested by the trailers or commercials. Its worth the rental fee.
