Review of Armadillo (2010) by Pepé L — 03 Jan 2014

EXCELLENT documentary detailing the day-to-day operations of Danish soldiers in Afghanistan. The direction of the movie is so flawless you think it is done on a movie set. Interesting as well to see the difference in comportment between American and Danish soldiers, along with the similarities they share.

An excellent documentary whose style, sound, and post-production is so seamlessly accomplished it's as if the entire movie was shot on a set. The Globe and Mail's review of this movie labelled is cinematically dangerous, and I have to agree on two fronts: one, as reviews indicate below, the movie is so eloquently done that it blurs the line between fiction and reality, and two, the movie's portrayal of war I found had a subtle and tantalizing effect on the viewer. At times the movie draws you in and leaves you almost perhaps wondering what these soldiers experience, based on how it depicts their experiences. Suffice to say that the horrors of war are something noone should ever experience, the day-to-day experience, the manner in which the movie was shot, the intimate details released during the solders' professional and personal lives during their tour makes for an engrossing cinematic experience. Perhaps the best documentary I have seen. The viewing experience is almost akin to that of Band of Brothers. Metz is an expert documentary filmmaker.