Review of Armadillo (2010) by Mike M — 02 May 2011

A chilly, problematic film - part outright horror, part detached, Dogme-infused study of the kinds of interpersonal dysfunction that can come to pass in the heat of battle... I have my doubts - or, at least, my questions - as to exactly how much of what is tricky about "Armadillo" existed solely in the eye and editing suite of Metz the beholder (were the troops really dancing and clowning around on motorbikes within hours of a major battle?), but it is joltingly well-assembled, and far less prissy than many other war movies about making the distinction between the conflict (generally presented as bad) and the individuals fighting it.