mutlut-13121 Please don't look at low ratings this movie was not a rubbish movie it was very well made and good acting I would recommend anyone to watch it

a-55756 Obviously it's not a war movie, maybe it's called MIKE more correct to match the theme. Armie played a solo who was haunted by his past life failure, escaped away to be a soldier, happened to be stuck in the desert. In that dead end, reflects his life and finally he found the answer. 1 hr 46 mins, I just so obsessed with the performance though it's all made by one character. Every expression every movement is correct, so made the movie so persuasive. However, even so hard situation in the movie, it's not boring. The characters like Tommy and the Berber, made the movie easier and funny, also the ending song, after a long term intense, is kind of a relax and enjoyable. What plus surprise is, the credit says "Produttore Esecutivo(Executive Producer) - ARMIE HAMMER". Great job!

Prismark10 A bottle movie although the confined space here is really the desert. It does not help that Mine stars, failed leading man Armie Hammer who despite his best efforts has never risen above giving a passable performance in his film career so far.Hammer plays a US marine sniper Mike who after a failed assassination mission sees his colleague Tommy blown up by a landmine and he then steps on one.The film is really Mike standing still for several days, afraid to take a further step, semi hallucinating and having flashbacks of his life as he tries to reach his radio and call for help.A Berber nomad visits him and tells Mike to move on, the nomad's daughter sometime turns up to give him some water.It is left to Hammer to carry the film but he does not have the skill or script. It does not help that we have no idea where in North Africa this film is located on. We can guess that the Berber is an almost mystical figure, is he telling Mike to physically or mentally move.We get flashbacks of Mike's abusive household, his tumultuous love affair, his camaraderie with Tommy. It is all a rather clichéd but it does have an emotional ending.I did wonder why actor Tom Cullen who played Tommy sounded Australian. Of course it would also be impossible for Mike to stand on the trigger for so long without moving his foot and this is not how landmines work.

MannyInNewYork Loved this movie. The basic story line – a soldier (in the middle eastern desert), a sniper , after failing to take down his target in a moment of what can be described as weakness/sentimentality, steps on a land mine while escaping the opposing forces. He is aware enough to not step off the mine as it will detonate. He is paralyzed with fear , he knows that he will be killed if he moves off his mark- one misstep and he will be blown to pieces. He needs to wait for an extraction team but the desert is looking to consume him. While he waits, visions of his past haunt him and his family relationships come back to him as he looks for some sort of resolution. In a dreamlike state he meets a desert native that has much to offer in the way of guidance – is this real or just his mind helping him cope with the situation? There's a basic, primal and instinctive desire to live, to survive and to find some way to make it through the trials and horrific situations that life can present you with. That's what this is about. The trials are not always in the present , not always something that has to be dealt with at the moment but they have an impact on how you deal with those situations as they happen in "the now". Some reviewers have issues with the technical aspects of being a sniper, the politics or the military jargon - yeesh, get over it – the movie is better than that and its message is so much more important. The acting was terrific, heartfelt and compelling. Armie Hammer was perfectly cast and pretty much the whole show. I loved the setup, the body of the story and the ending. It does not disappoint. I have only good things to say about it. An inspiring story and though it is fiction, the situations may ring true for many of us.