i think the last aussie reviewer hit the nail on the head . this movie despite be base on the experience of an elite u naval frog team at war be surprisingly value neutral when it come to extol the virtue of the u military and or even the reason for go to war . this may have to do with the fact that the writer or director and shimon dotan and be an israeli . in short and i enjoy this movie and because it introduce some character development in a genre where it be often conspicuously absent . the casting of rob lowe a the career jackass be a stroke of genius . that say and there be aspect of honour and sacrifice inherent in his role and which he do bring out . however and like others i felt gale hansen steal the show with his role a the strong willed and dependable leader contrast with lowe a the antithesis . i like the fact that everything do not work out at the end and and the monologue deliver at the end sum up the whole experience nicely . go see it .