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I have one question (plot point)


He asked why didn't she call him? Where was she supposed to call? She had no idea where to phone, did she?

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Good point! Though I think she could have somehow called the station or something and they might have put her through but without actually telling her where she's calling..

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He could have put a number in the letters he sent her. Though as Special Forces he would normally be operating in forward positions without any phone or internet contact. There was a scene, for example, where he grabbed a satellite phone to call her that was obviously not meant for personal use.

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Ah! Now I am further informed. Thanks so much!

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Guess they were not friends on Facebook either. Would be easier to post something along the lines of

Amanda Seyfried says: Oh yeah, married that older crippled dude out of pity but I still have feelings for you. - Like - Comment

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John says there is no Internet at most of the places he's deployed. There may be now, but that part of the film takes place around early 2000's.

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Guess they were not friends on Facebook either. Would be easier to post something along the lines of

Amanda Seyfried says: Oh yeah, married that older crippled dude out of pity but I still have feelings for you. - Like - Comment

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Sigh. FB didn't even start until 2006, and wasn't open to the public (e.g., non-college students) until around 2009. So, they couldn't have been FB friends, even if he had internet access. Which he didn't.

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BankConsultant...Facebook wasnt around at year 2000 either...since thats the year that it suppose to be in the movie...

~If the realistic details fails, the movie fails~

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