This movie has nice technical touch, good direction and feel despite it's overwhelming US macho stuff. It is like Rambo but the baddies were Arab extremist this time. While Rambo is US fantasy of how US should respond to evils of Ho Chin Minh legacy in Vietnam or Russia's brutality in Afghanistan, this movie shows what US ought to do to deal with Wahabbist fundamental Islamic terrorism. But at least the bad guys were smart bunch, not typical idiotic goons that Hollywood love to portrayed in the past.

The gunfight is bit unrealistic in the sense that 4 people, trapped in middle of the street fighting against urban ambush, still prevails in the end. When I say ambush, it is the Somalian, Blackhawk Down style of ambush. It is like the good guys has super godly marksmanship and dodging level.

However I do approve the weapon of choice for some the good guys, using 7.62 mm based assault rifles which proven to be ballistic aspects more capable to penetrate the walls in shootout compared to 5.56 mm or 9 mm family.

This post has been edited by Stormy001_M1A2: Nov 29 2007, 06:30 AM