Eyes of War

We see this story again and again. An unknown talented creator shoots a successful festival film with unknown actors and minimal resources and capital, which gains the favor of the audience and film critics and successfully makes its way around the world. The next film is already being shot with the support of a strong producer, starring international movie stars, and ambitions are felt in every step of the crew and every shot. However, despite efforts and investments, the result is often more than disappointing. Danis Tanović succeeded not only with me but basically with everyone, with his film No Man's Land, which was a great intimate anti-war drama. Back then, the director only needed three soldiers confined between the front line and bound by mutual hatred to evoke maximum emotions. Here, he clearly tries the same, but somehow it drags on and the result does not meet expectations. My sense of reason would like to appreciate the theme and effort with four stars, but the emotional part of myself says that three stars are just right. Yes, the twist is strong and the intense scenes from the field hospital in rebellious Kurdistan are impressive, but that's a bit too little for a hundred-minute film. Overall impression: 60%. (22/02/2014)

I can’t get rid of the feeling it could have been done better, but even though it is quite cleverly shot movie, it’s not really a war movie, but more of a post-war movie. Farrell’s acting is great and Christopher Lee keeps him on his toes when they have a scene together. (12/01/2011)