Review – Restrepo

It’s hard not to be impressed by the guts of soldiers who go into combat, not to mention the unarmed journalists who go in with them. To be sure, this production’s a bit rough around the edges. In particular, the music selection is nothing short of bizarre. But the compelling subject matter largely overcomes the less-than-stellar production values. How sad it was to watch these guys get dropped into an apparently irrelevant valley in Afghanistan and risk – and in some cases give – their lives just to piss off the locals and hold ground that the Army subsequently abandoned. I hope there’s a bigger point to all of it than was apparent in the movie. Mildly amusing