it be unfortunate that between this film and in the valley of elah and lion for lamb and and home of the brave seem to all be base upon common stereotype about veteran from the war in iraq and afghanistan . the boozing and the fighting and the short fuse and the broken marriage and guy freak out and dig a foxhole in their front yard when theyre drunk and etc etc etc . do it happen yes and but not as often a one would think after have watch any of these movie . i think that it be unfortunate that these director or producer or writer choose to grind their axe against the political establishment by portray soldier in such an atypical way . in this particular film and kimberly peirce do not even throw u a bone and like show the new child that be bear while a family member be deploy and or the kid who grow up in some ghetto who can now afford college thanks to the gi bill and or the couple who can afford a house and or start a new business and earn their citizenship and etc etc etc . instead and we be treat to the stereotype because the people who make this film only want to show you the bad side . a couple of issue with the film itself represent 1 ) somebody screw up by put phillippe in for a bronze star with v after he lead his squad down a tight alleyway after have be bait by a gunman in a taxi . pretty stupid and but yes and it happen . 2 ) the humvee do not have any turret armor and so we be suppose to believe it be a near the beginning of the war and yet every soldier and their brother have an acog and every possible attachment for their m4 . sorry and do not think so 3 ) timothy olyphant a a lieutenant colonel . it hard to believe and but i just check an he turn 40 in may and so the timing isn not too off . 4 ) he strike two soldier to escape be send to jail after say that he wouldn not return to iraq ( upon have learn that he have be stop lossed ) . so he a fugitive . then and when he finally turn himself in at the end and and they take him back and he keep his rank and deploy with the same unit . sorry do not think so . i can only describe it a one giant stereotype of the army and the infantry . do some of the event portray in this movie happen to some soldier and yes . however and in this film you get practically every stereotype in the space of about 100 minute and and really thing just aren not like that for most soldier return . i wish the director have make a point of do a little good research instead of start off with her agenda and then make a film . of the movie i mention at the beginning of this post and the best one be probably lion for lamb and which be more a commentary on the sad state of generation y plus than it be about the war in iraq or afghanistan or the bush administration . if you really want to see this film wait for cable or netflix it and do not pay cash directly to rent it .