Unmemorable because difficult to follow, and I've watched it three and a half times; one of them with the director and others commentating. It gets clearer the more you watch it, like other of Ridley's films. Great attention to detail, which works a lot of the time, but not always. Visually effective. However, it's not an uplifting story, or rewarding to watch, in spite of Golshifteh, as attractive here as she was in Paterson. Another reviewer has pointed out that there was nobody else pleasant or decent enough to root for; they were all nasty in varying ways, with DiCaprio slightly more appealing than Crowe, which isn't saying much.
What's the message ? That war, especially Middle East war, is brutal, cynically treacherous and indifferent to suffering; kill or be killed ? Suicidal, sacrificial, martyr-minded ? Not very entertaining or enlightening. I don't need to know that. I'm sufficiently aware of it already, in any case.
What's the message ? That war, especially Middle East war, is brutal, cynically treacherous and indifferent to suffering; kill or be killed ? Suicidal, sacrificial, martyr-minded ? Not very entertaining or enlightening. I don't need to know that. I'm sufficiently aware of it already, in any case.