Such a shame that such a rewarding and courageous story , was let down by a muddling of events regarding the return of Max and the discharge of Megan from the Marines. Whilst I appreciate the harrowing awfulness of the combat experience , I found it immensely disappointing she did not return to Iraq with Max after the had both recuperated , and thus the rest of the story was meaningless to me. As a lifelong dog owner , I could not understand how she could let Max return to the war zone without going along to look after him , as she spent the whole second half of the movie demonstrating how much she loved and cared for him , and how he could not work any more,nor cope in the field. This contradiction of her her so called devotion to the dog made the movie very weak , almost pointless. A true Hero would have returned regardless of his/her feelings and problems to save a loved one.
Review of Megan Leavey
