The Movie Diorama The overly saturated war genre is increasingly becoming over populated with a variety of differing wars every year. For a film to differentiate itself, it has to be memorable. Whether it be jaw-dropping sequences, astute direction or gorgeous cinematography. Unfortunately, The Wall is far too stripped back and consequently loses its cinematic scope. An American soldier is stuck behind a wall as a rogue sniper attempts to shoot him. A fierce mind battle that will test the limitations of one's survival abilities and psychological skills. The methodology and creativity utilised to investigate the location of the sniper, whilst adrenaline is pumping, remained interesting throughout. Time delays from the bullet hitting and the sound of its release to acknowledging the background noise of the sniper as he communicates with the soldier. To remain innovative at a pure moment of survival is what makes soldiers human. They aren't machines, they are mortal beings. Johnson gives an excellent central performance conveying bravery and desperation. Cena was fine, but as Johnson is on screen for the majority of the short runtime, the focus is purely on him. That's about it unfortunately. It's essentially 'Phone Booth' with the aesthetic appeal of modern warfare. The story lacks thrills. It's structure, cinematography and Liman's direction are so basic that any moment of suspense dissipates immediately. The pace becomes so stagnated that boredom settles in. Marred with several idiotic plot conveniences, the narrative relies too heavily on unimaginative devices. Accidentally laying on a radio, a brick crushing a finger and the sniper who coincidentally knows pretty much everything about the solider. Only to culminate to an incredibly rushed final ten minute sequence that then ends on a cliffhanger. Except the lack of thrills and tension results in an unwanted and unnecessary cliffhanger. I appreciate Liman's stripped back environment and directorial efforts but the film went no where and crumbled.

claudippss Finally a different Iraq war movie !! Kept me on interested all movie and liked the actings...Dont like my review? deal with it

devleppard I get it, some people like fast paced films so if you didn't like it because it was "boring" that makes sense. If don't like movies that are bare bones and not much action, I wouldn't suggest this film.Now to the other bad reviews, people claiming it's anti-American. The only thing anti-American here is allowing such low intelligence individuals as those who think that breed or even breath. Believe it or not, America has not always done the right thing. But this film doesn't even really discuss that. I guarantee you, unless you are a rabid uberpatriot with an IQ of 12 and an ASVAB score of 1 that lashes out at anything even making a slight hint that America isn't perfect, will see this as just a regual war film as patriotic or unpatriotic as any other.As for the people calling it unrealistic, I mean maybe their aircraft choice was subpar but they did show proper tourniquet usage. Also I think this film may be a prime example of why COMSEC is so important (don't be a Chatty Cathy on an unsecure line). And also who says the sniper actually hit what he was aiming at? He could just be lying and trying to manipulate our protagonist.Lastly to the dumbos saying the cursing was too much, you should learn about the old form of military motivation "ETADIK"

drshantiprasad A decent war movie with a single soldier in lead. The scriptwriter has used the "F" word countless times. There are many errors but still a good movie to watch.