Reviews

I had no idea this was a Jewish film, I had no idea the couple at the beginning were speaking Jewish, I thought it was Ukrainian or something.

I have no idea about Jewish religion, I have never met a Jewish person and I have no idea about the book of jobe. Maybe Jewish religion is big in America, but in Europe (UK & Scandinavia anyway), it's non-existent.

Ergo, I found most of this film baffling especially the end. Also, I don't like the way the movie portrays non-jews as a lesser or inferior being.

If millionaire writers/directors who are bored and decide to self indulge in a little movie about their religion, there should be a disclaimer on the box.

Before thousands of Jewish people get offended; This isn't a derogatory poke at Jewish people, the movie could of been about any religion, Sikh, Hindi, Catholic, the same principle applies. "If you are unfamiliar with this religion then you will not understand most of the plot". I want my two hours back.

I will start by stating this is a review about a movie, not about the conflict itself. I am sick of reading peoples personal opinions on the conflicts themselves, this site is about discussing movies not actual conflicts so you should watch a movie with a neutral standing. And you should certainly post without prejudice, because at the end of the day, it is just a movie!

Although I watched this movie and to an extent enjoyed it, I can't really recommend this movie to anyone. Again let me illustrate the fact I am basing all my opinions on the movie itself, not the war it is based on! I don't wish to offend anyone, but the characters were mostly annoying, there was no cohesion amongst the soldiers or the commanding officers and the soldiers didn't for one second convince me that they were soldiers. Added to this there was zero discipline shown which even the poorest American war movie has a little of. I'm not sure if it was poor casting or poor script but it was unconvincing. And to me this was a let down.

This is a 90% drama 10% action war movie, which needs seriously good plot, scripting, acting and very strong characters to keep you enthralled. It almost pulls it off, but there is something missing, as such this is a good movie - not a great movie. Also if the film was made to showcase the little known war, then it failed, because I am non the wiser now as I was before the movie. Also, these guys went deep into enemy lines to do re-con yet I failed to see any re-con being done? And the only way they could get word back to HQ was to send injured people back?

I am married to a Finn so I watched this because I am interested in Finland, however to anyone who doesn't have ties to Finland, I think this is just another uneventful war movie. Which there are hundreds if not thousands of. Although as I said, this movie had the potential to be great, but something let it down, I can't put my finger on what, but after the movie I was left a little empty inside. For this reason I rate it 7 out of 10.

It is worth a watch, but I couldn't say to people "wow, you must watch this film" because it brings nothing new to the table, there is nothing here that stands out or that hasn't been done before.