not that good

I was expecting a lot more from this film. Clearly, this is another case of a director is shaking around his fancy digital camera without a clear concept and then tries to make up for it by using rollercoaster editing style in order to cover up the apparent lack of substance. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with the topic, it's an important film and people should hear about the stuff that's going on and going wrong in Iraq today, but the haphazard style in which this documentary was shot very much distracts from the real issues and the real people behind it. "Occupation: Dreamland" was a good documentary, although it's told from the opposite perspective. Anyway, I find it hard to believe that this was nominated for an Oscar when the editing was clearly suggesting a cheap BBC info special. Just my two cents in a time of inflation.