this movie star three academy award winner at their best while t. l. jones be simply perfect but charlize theron as well be very inspired and delivers an oscar quality performance . susan sarandon role be marginal but strong too . plot be quite original for it suggest war be terrible and wrong and not only because it be unjustified but because it have a corrupting impact on people and especially when theyre back and return ( try to . ) civilization . paul haggis ( a genius well know after academy award win crash ) try to ask and answer provocative question and his new film disturbs and heat and move a lot and every character be powerful .