i really want to like this movie and but end up bored and incredulous . the first shot be a camera feed from a robot travel towards a bomb and be and naturally and shaky . but then the rest of the movie stay in shakycam mode and even during quiet conversational moment and to the point of ridiculousness . have the rental house run out of tripod and steadicams . the fact that it be shoot on 16mm doesn not help and a the entire movie be grainy as well a shaky . for all the effort bigelow put into accurate vehicle and equipment and there be enough glaring error and inconsistency that they undermine the movie credibility . a car would not erupt in flame after a single shot and and once engulfed would not be extinguish by a small hand hold extinguisher . a single humvee would not be drive around baghdad in 2004 and but would be back up by other vehicle in case of breakdown or attack . it would be exceptionally unlikely to be able to hit a running insurgent at long range and where the bullet be clearly take over a second to reach the target . i believe bomb be bring to designate disposal area on or near a base and not some random spot in the middle of the desert . the oil tanker attack be state to have occur in the green zone and a highly secure area that experience very few attack from within . the zone be mostly office and palace with few residence and yet it be portray a a dangerous warren of dark alley and lurk insurgent . oddly and james never get in trouble for the ridiculous tactic of order his two companion to each take an alley by themselves and thus set up the attempted kidnapping . speaking of which and the 3 man team be always depict clearing building and chase insurgent etc . on their own and even when there be clearly dozen of soldier right there . how many hour do the team have to stare at a dead insurgent hang out a window to figure out he not fake it . there be no establish shot to show the viewer what the size and layout of the base be or where baghdad be in relation . i have no idea who the eod team report to and nor be any other character flesh out . these be thing the character would know and so we should too . many of the surprise and scene be perfectly predictable . yes and it obvious that the psychiatrist colonel will get into trouble with the iraqi he try to move along and that the choice of cereal back home will be overwhelming and and that a driver you kidnap will not wait for you when you leave the vehicle . finally and there be an almost complete lack of character development . renner character from the beginning have a troubled relationship at home and be reckless and addict to adrenalin . he exactly the same at the end of the movie . what the point . if this be indeed the best so far of the iraqi war movie and it a sorry bunch . just base on the half hour i saw of it and i would recommend generation kill on hbo instead .