Tim Hetherington (1970–2011)

US soldiers in a particularly dangerous part of Afghanistan have cameras on their helmets.

No agenda, no opinions, not even much context. Just war, as seen and told by soldiers. Not nearly as strong as I expected it to be. It probably doesn't help that the bits that would be most exciting in a fictionalized version aren't shown here (and rightly so, as showing real people get shot and killed would be horrendously bad taste). As for the no-political-agenda angle, I can't help seeing the lack of an attempt to justify various Horrible Things as condemnation. One thing it makes very clear is that soldiers are not diplomats.

Concept: A
Story: B
Characters: D
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: n/a
Acting: n/a
Music: B

Enjoyment: B

GPA: 2.7/4… (meer)

When author Sebastian Junger (The Perfect Storm) and award-winning photographer Tim Hetherington decided to spend a year in the Korengal Valley with a platoon of U.S. soldiers, they knew they were entering one of the world's most dangerous combat zones. Their goal was simple and yet extraordinary — make a movie that places the viewer smack-dab in the middle of a war zone. The result is an immersion unlike anything you've experienced before. Free of pundits and generals, it shows the alternating boredom and mania, punctuated by the blistering intensity of battle. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, Restrepo is a feat of bold, uncompromising filmmaking and sure to be one of this year's most talked-about movies.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1559549/… (meer)