As a non military film watcher this is a decent action war film. From the many other comments from real ex-soldiers I'm led to believe it is a very realistic portrayal of what went on and if that is true...it's a truly awful and frightening situation. The acting is a bit poor in some places with some truly hammy and mediocre performances away from the action. Lastly, it's one of THE worst film 'music' soundtracks you'll ever hear but typical of the year the film was made. All that said, an enjoyable action war movie with some excellent combat scenes.