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I'm really not even sure that I can make a coherent reactionary post to this film. I can start with simple. Joseph Gordon-Levitt fucking kills me. I have this place in my heart that wants him to be Cameron from 10 Things, heart on his sleeve and his biggest problem getting the girl. When he's hurting or violent or being assaulted (not in reference to this film BTW) it just hurts. A hell of a lot.

I like Ryan Phillipe just fine, but he didn't really sell me on 'from Texas' all that well. There is just something tremendously East Coast about him to me. And not just his role in Cruel Intentions. I thought Abbie Cornish was more convincing and she grew up in Australia. Actually, that makes sense, now I think on it. On the subject of Abbie, she probably put in the best performance, in my opinion.

I'm so glad raggedann reminded me to pop some kleenex in my purse. I started crying about 5 minutes in and cried off and on for the rest of the movie. Not Fried Green Tomato level sobbing, but definite blotting required.

So, one thing. WHAT THE FUCK IS OUR GOVERNMENT DOING? That's always been my opinion; I am extremely anti-war, anti-solving conflicts with guns, anti-fighting. What I am not, is anti-the men and women who are trying to do their jobs to the best of their ability. This is a pretty brutal film. But, it's also clearly come out of Hollywood, and I'm gonna say it didn't escape the 'let's not be too hard on the government/god bless America' hype that abides. I hoped for an ending that left me more satisfied. Or, rather, less 'satisfied'. I feel like suits had their say about the ending, which was rather tied up with a (yellow) bow.

i was not surprised to see at the end that this was made by the woman who made Boys Don't Cry