An Awesome Movie

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The first time I saw this film, I hardly left the couch; I was absolutely glued to my seat! Charlie Sheen was awesome in his role and so believeable as the young and confused soldier not knowing which authority figure to admire. William Defoe was great, too, as the tough yet understanding NCO who would gladly give his life for his troops and his troops for him. His was not a shallow role. He really got into it and it showed. One of the characters (I don't know his name except he plays Dr. Cox on "Scrubs") plays a whiny, butt kissing soldier always trying to curry the favor of the squad's captain (without much success). He instead of being a good character comes across as silly and embarrassing. (It took me quite a few episodes of watching "Scrubs" to get that image out of my head and realize that these were two different characters!) One of the scariest parts to me was when Charlie Sheen fell asleep on guard duty. What a suprise that scene turns out to be, but you gotta' watch the movie! Anyway, all the characters were believeable in their respective roles, but it seemed as soon as you really got to know and like one or two in particular, they got wounded or killed, but I guess that's war, huh? I highly recommed this movie; there's just enough violence and gore to satisfy even the strongest of stomachs and plenty of action to keep you guessing until the very end of the film. Rent it, borrow it or burn it, but definitely watch it. Five thumbs up!