In 2007 Iraq, an American soldier becomes injured and pin downed behind a wall. He is in radio contact with the sniper who has him pinned down. They swap ideologies for the film basically boiling down to one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. Yawn. People who watched "Buried" twice should give this one a view.

Guide: F-word.

Just when you thought there only is the song the Wall ... there comes the movie the wall. Ok I'm obviously stretching here. But what I was really surprised about, that Doug Liman had done this and I had not heard about it. Then again the movie is quite the slow burn .. it almost plays like a theatre play ... on a battle field. One with violence and cursing ... is that not like other plays? What do I know, right? Again, just kidding.

War is not fun though ... for anyone. And I reckon this raises some question about why the USA is where they are and why people there act the way they do. I would not say that anyone has the ... (moral) high ground - pun very much intended. Fine performances and an ending that you may feel is fitting or too much ... but the movie is intense throughout and you might end up on the edge of your seat .. not being able to move at times - to not be spotted. Sorry I just can't help myself.

It's late 2007 in the Iraqi desert. Isaac (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Matthews (John Cena) are a bickering American sniper team. Matthews checks on a work crew when he's struck by a bullet. Isaac comes to his rescue and is also hit. He manages to find shelter behind a fragile brick wall. He makes contact on the radio but it turns out to be the Iraqi sniper.

Director Doug Liman creates a simple striped down thriller. It would be a more intense thriller if Isaac is more formidable. He's weaker than my preference. It's not about logic or believability. His mistakes make it less compelling as a battle. It starts with him running into the field of fire like a fool. John Cena outweighs him by a hundred pounds and it's unlikely he could drag him anywhere quickly. His conversation with the sniper is cringe-worthy in that he is sorely outmatched. This is well filmed but Isaac frustrates me a few too many times.