This is the story of Sgt. Will Gardner, a PTSD, TBI vet. Will has flashbacks a lot and talks to his dead friend. In order to help himself, he reads and exercises, although we only see the former. He also helps himself by drinking heavily and stealing a bike from a Terminator to take a most boring ride across America and see his ex-wife and son. Will is very rough around edges. He is basically socially dysfunctional and unemployable...and fights too much.

Yes, folks like this need help but making a boring film on the topic really doesn't help. Now if they had Bryan Cranston starring in the film, we would have had a brief moment of comedy to break up all the drama. The soundtrack was the pitiful piano playing attempting to twang on our emotions because Lee Greenwood wouldn't do it without the green?

Now if they exposed Sean Hannity's dubious charity, or Trump attempting to kick veteran vendors off the sidewalk, that would be worth watching. All I ask is to entertained.

Guide: F-word, sex, no nudity.

A heart rending film about the horrors of war. Veterans are treated with such disdain, lack of respect, indifference, and callousness by the US Government. Why send out boys off to fight silly, and useless wars, if you cannot take care of them when they come back. The VA is a travesty. Bush should be ashamed of himself, for getting us into two wars, that have cost trillions, taken thousands of lives, and maimed tens of thousands of men and women, who can barely get the treatment they so richly deserve from the hapless and incompetent VA.

Writer-director Max Martini is known for portraying a number of military roles on screen. Maybe it's because of taking on those roles but it's admirable for the actor to bring the troubles facing American veterans to the screen. After all, thousands of American veterans can be found along many streets and curbs asking for help. I think back to the early 2000s when we saw all those Support the Troops signs pop up in yards. That's fine and all but what were people doing to support them after they got back from war? Unfortunately, it's a question we have to ask ourselves today. It's very hard to watch this film and not ask ourselves these questions.

Helping American veterans is neither right-wing nor left-wing. This is less of a military film than it is the struggles of a war veteran who needs help. As a result of his service in Iraq, Will Gardner is suffering because of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Meanwhile, he gets regular flashbacks as a result of PTSD from his service. Take both of these into account and his situation is perfectly understandable. This doesn't make any of it right but Gardner struggles to transition back into society. As a result of these struggles, Gardner goes on a motorcycle journey to reunite with his son, Will Gardner Jr. (Leo Martini).

This film is not an easy watch. But, Martini put his heart and soul into it. And his performance is astonishing. This film is a very, very good portrayal of the price many vets pay for their service, and just how little our nation is willing to give them in return.

Even though it's relatively formulaic, trite and unimaginative. Especially the direction and editing. The cinematics are generic. but the writing is subtle and actors (including some notable cameos) carry a loosely cogent story through. There's a depth to the characters and dialogue and narrative that is compelling. Worth watching it's message is clear and obvious but personal.