What a pile of hot garbage this movie is.

the movie was poorly done. The explosions were hokey, the acting was atrocious. I was embarrassed for Paul Gross watching this. At least get some good actors. 2 hours I'll never get back.

I really liked seeing a Canadian military movie. It was different to grunts getting chewed out by officers, having their mouths called "cock holsters" every time they speak out of place.
In fact when the lead (don't know his name) was pulled aside for fraternisation, I thought he was going to get chewed out, and end up sweeping the sand in the desert or something. Instead they share a cigarette and a laugh, that was pretty good.

I also liked the sniper teams. Small teams of 4/5 like SEALs, taking some awesome shots as we all know the Canadians have some of the best snipers in the world.

The only thing I wasn't sure of, was the night time sniping. I've got a friend who was a Royal Marine sniper. They're pretty much the UK's answer to the SEALs, and their standard training is almost 30 weeks, which is the same as SEALs.
He was a sniper, and sniping at night is just a massive no-no. Muzzle flash gives away position, so I'm not sure if it's just a bad idea, or whether it's not done at all.
But I really enjoyed it. Quality fight scenes, nice not having the high fives and what-not.

Yes it is garbage.

Great movie? Do you know the definition of great? This movie does not depict the realism of military and war. I suggest you watch Generation Kill. It's a mini-series about US Recon Battalion Marines. Some Recon Marines that was actually in that unit were extras on the show. The names of all the characters are actual names of real Recon that served on the 1st Marines Recon. The show has been praised by many other service members to being realistic and not the glamour Hollywood makes it to be. It's as realistic as it gets because it's an actual true story.

You must be Canadian. We get it, Canadians hate Americans. Just make sure you don't go to war with us, you wouldn't stand a chance. Canadian combined military is less than the US Marines, now factor in the Navy, Air Force, Army, and National Guard, that's over 2 million troops. Hell even the civilians are armed, are you armed?

A Japanese general once said that behind every blade of grass is an American with a rifle. Hate us all you want, but you wouldn't want to get into a fight with us.