Review of The Messenger (2009) by Nazgulero — 19 Mar 2011
The movie started out pretty good, but about 15 minutes into it, descended straight into Absurdia. I am not a military man, but it is hard for me to imagine that notification officers would act like that.
In addition, what is the appeal of yet another movie showing two guys who basically cannot handle life, and opt for the bottle ? It's old, it's boring, and nature itself selects these individuals for extinction, because no woman in her right mind would stay with them.
The movie got that part right. I am in no way saying that war is not horrible, and that soldiers get traumatized, But as soon as you pop that beer, you are just one of the countless losers...
This review of The Messenger (2009) was written by Nazgulero on 19 Mar 2011.
The Messenger has generally received positive reviews.
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