Wednesday, June 27, 2007

The War Tapes (2006)

They handed cameras to 3 soldiers serving in the ongoing Iraq war, and they documented what they went through. We see here that authenticity is not necessarily a guarantee of good cinema. The action scenes are poorly filmed, due to shaky or toppling camera. It's good to witness the soldiers' experiences first-hand but, as the soldiers themselves (or one of them, anyway) have said, that was basically a job. Sure, a riskier one, and with much more physical and psychological damage involved than most others. But don't expect much insight or revelation here, even though I'll grant it that it is a valuable document.

Rating: 45

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