Afghanistan is thousands of miles from anything in our world and yet because
of 9/11 has acheived a central status that this movie trains its sight on. The two Americans would seem to be there for entirely different reasons and
yet there is a chilling sense that both are there to escape personal tragedy or the sense that being alive when others are dying is patently unfair. The movie's two lead actors are up to the task of making us pay atention and there is an
aching sense that only in this ridiculously violent world could they possibly find each other and in the end save each other. Although there is no real explanation for why Afghanistan has to suffer so much death and destruction, this movie at least gives us the sense that there are real people there who deserve a chance for something better. Although there is
plenty of violence and action, it always seemd justified. Worth a viewing.
of 9/11 has acheived a central status that this movie trains its sight on. The two Americans would seem to be there for entirely different reasons and
yet there is a chilling sense that both are there to escape personal tragedy or the sense that being alive when others are dying is patently unfair. The movie's two lead actors are up to the task of making us pay atention and there is an
aching sense that only in this ridiculously violent world could they possibly find each other and in the end save each other. Although there is no real explanation for why Afghanistan has to suffer so much death and destruction, this movie at least gives us the sense that there are real people there who deserve a chance for something better. Although there is
plenty of violence and action, it always seemd justified. Worth a viewing.