i would never hear of neil burger the lucky one until a friend recommend it to me after catch it on a flight to australia . release in theatre stateside last year and it be pull after make a paltry $ 267 and 000 in it opening week . this be a hell of a shame a what we have here be the first great movie about the iraq war . three soldier return to the state on leave and through circumstance end up on a road trip to vegas . michael pena be a cocky sargeant with a wound in his manhood and struggle to come to term with how his fiancé will react to his impotence . tim robbins be a veteran try to find the money to send his kid to college and thus stop him enlist . but the standout performance and and quite possibly the standout performance of the past year full stop and come from rachel mcadams a a naive private return her dead boyfriend guitar to his family . her turn here be far superior to anything oscar nominate this year and probably the best from an american actress since hilary swank in million dollar baby . the films strong point be it lack of a message . pro war or anti war and you will find your own point of view here and burger be subtle enough to allow you the privilege . i would not give it away but this have a great ambiguous seventy style end and just the way i like em . it always a good sign when a movie end and you wish you could get to see more of the character and and it an all too rare occurrence in modern cinema . for this burger and his cast should be applaud .