I dont understand why this movie was so well recieved. They did not do a good job explaining the complex plot, resulting in an anticlimactic ending. The editing and camera work were bothersome, and both the acting and plot where dry despite the good cast. Some scenes were so lame I almost thought they were supposed to be funny. Content wise, I thought it could be PG-13. There is one very bizzare, unrealistic battle scene (later revealed as fake) with no blood. One scene has brainwashed man drown two close friends. Two killed by gunshot, very little blood on bodies. Two horrifying murders where a man is programed to strangle his friend (VERY disturbing, vomiting blood/bleeding from eyes) while his friends look on and do nothing. No sex, drugs, or drinking. A few s---s and one f--- (not that bad).

I am 18 years old and went to see this movie thinking it was a political thriller. I was very wrong. The movie tells the story of Marco, a soldier who fought in Kuwait. Since the war, he has been haunted by dreams of what really happened, and is apparently on medication. The movie throws in several "twists" which seemed to be there only to make the audience jump and disturb them. The director focused on the gruesome, even showing in detail a very grotesque strangling, which should've been hinted at, or even left out completely. The characters left something to be desired, since you spent the whole movie trying to figure out who was crazy and who the bad guys were. I left this movie feeling sick, and wish I'd never spent the money.