bob2632002 I read reviews here on movies that I might watch on premium networks or 'On Demand' movies. So, there were several good ones about this movie, likening it to "Training Day", which I loved. Wow, what a huge disappointment, not even close to Training Day. With a good cast, I had high expectations. So, if you like f**k, this and f**k that, and homeboy handshakes every 40 seconds, you're in luck. I kept expecting the plot to pick up. I kept expecting the acting to get better. I kept hoping the grainy film would clear up. Just don't look for anything more than 'filler' on your screen. I forwarded to the bitter end after about an hour and change. Look elsewhere!

tomosp1965 I was really looking forward to watching this movie. I took the phone off the hook, dimmed the lights, had tasty treats and drinks close by and resolved myself to watch it in its entirety without any pauses. The thing is, I expected too much and got bored after thirty minutes of action-less tedium. Bales character 'Jim' is all snore instead of roar and reminded me of a small dog that never stops yapping, but of course is pretty harmless. The best acting is from Freddy Rodriguez 'Mike', who plays the subservient patsy to Bales' dominating and psychopathic war vet character. The terms' Yo Hommie' and 'Fuck Yeah' is comically overused and Bale is the one who looks miscast! This movie would have been better if more action had gone into the storyline, as it gets bogged down in domestic situations too often.Its far from Bales' best film and only deserves a five out of ten.

rrcharpe Christian Bale is an actor who has built his career on playing disturbed and dysfunctional characters in the movies he has been in, until of course when he became the heroic caped crusader Batman. Unfortunately this movie from back in 2005 was one of the dysfunctional and disturbed character movies, and even more unfortunately it is centered on a U.S. military veteran who seems to have learned nothing, absolutely nothing by having been a member of the greatest fighting force on the planet. As a combat veteran who served two years in South Vietnam (1967 and 1968) with the Big Red One (1st Infantry Division) of the U.S. Army I was always critical of and resentful of the portrayal in movies of back then that always highlighted the aberrational combat veteran who came back to the United States and did great misdeeds. This movie follows in that sick tradition of cutting down the U.S. Military by showing combat veterans in the worst light. This movie sucks, the portrayal of Middle East conflict war veterans sucks and I give this movie an almost negative 1 because this soldier (as portrayed by Bale) did not learn discipline in the service and had no respect for others, which is what the U.S. Military teaches. Remember this folks, we are the good guys. We are the ones who have saved the world. But of course Hollywood doesn't want to highlight how good we are and were, because that would be politically incorrect in this Obama world we live in. Don't bother with this pure piece of Hollywood junk! StocktonRob

dushyant chaturvedi Jim(Christian Bale in a powerhouse performance) is an ex-ranger who wants to make a career in the local law enforcement. He has a friend,Mike(Rodriguez), who is also on the lookout for a job. Mike is married to a lawyer Sylvia(Eva Langoria) who is getting tired of supporting him and wants him to cooperate. The movie follows the two friends as they go boozing,do drugs and do petty crime. Directed by David Ayer,the man who gave End of Watch, this is another realistic movie with dialogues that ring true and great guy talk, laced with expletives. However, unlike End of Watch, this doesn't tug you emotionally. The story is somewhat clichéd but this is saved from disaster with outstanding performance from Bale who is terrific as the barely-on-the-edge ex soldier who you definitely don't want to screw around with. He is ably assisted by Rodriguez and they both together get along like a house on fire. watch it for the performance. 3 out of 5.