Review of Redacted (2007) by Jackg — 07 Mar 2008
The movie itself is based on the true events of mahmudiyah killing in Iraq where a group of US soldiers raped a 14 year old girl, burned her body, and murdered her family. They all kept their mouths shut until one of the men told a psychiatrist.
Months later 2 soldiers from the same platoon were abducted/tortured/murdered in an act of revenge, the reasons as to why were not made public until months after the kidnappings. The movie stays pretty close to the facts.
It does shine a negative light on the American invasion of Iraq but it is also a film about a gang rape and murder of a 14 year old and her family. I thought it was a pretty good movie overall, the special effects, locations, and props used were very good.
The acting may have seemed a little cheesy a couple times, but this movie is about getting the story out more than anything. If this movie makes you mad at the filmmakers, then you really need to open your eyes at the bigger picture.
This review of Redacted (2007) was written by Jackg on 07 Mar 2008.
Redacted has generally received mixed reviews.
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