There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

I was really looking forward to watching this movie. I took the phone off the hook, dimmed the lights, had tasty treats and drinks close by and resolved myself to watch it in its entirety without any pauses. The thing is, I expected too much and got bored after thirty minutes of action-less tedium. Bales character 'Jim' is all snore instead of roar and reminded me of a small dog that never stops yapping, but of course is pretty harmless. The best acting is from Freddy Rodriguez 'Mike', who plays the subservient patsy to Bales' dominating and psychopathic war vet character. The terms' Yo Hommie' and 'Fuck Yeah' is comically overused and Bale is the one who looks miscast! This movie would have been better if more action had gone into the storyline, as it gets bogged down in domestic situations too often.Its far from Bales' best film and only deserves a five out of ten.

Really confused and misguided film. You will have a harsh time watching this!There is little to no story line and just random acts of violence which seem to serve no purpose other than to pad out a film. Christian Bale is as intense as ever but even he can't save a film with as little plot as this. Why the main character is the way he is is never really explained and the flash backs also make no sense and bare no relevance to the storyline. This film is just a bunch of random events thrown together and called cinema. Save yourself 2 hours and do something else.

For a while I thought that maybe, just maybe, this is a comedy. It wasn't. This is a story about morons only other morons could come up with. It is so far fetched that you don't know if you should laugh or cry. The characters are so hard to take seriously. And why, could anyone tell me why, anybody would pay money to produce such crap? A story should be believable or entertaining. This is neither. Christan Bale plays the most stupid part. He is meant to be a total jerk, and this is highlighted every other minute through the flick. Well, we got that after one minute. He is not only a jerk, he also has mental problems. Despite this he got friends who just love to do stupid things with him. We follow these looser as they do one stupid thing after another. There is no character you think are sympathetic. You pretty much hate everyone, so when their rally of stupidity ends in a bloody shooting that you are waiting for through the whole film - you just feel empty. Did I just give two hours away to be tortured, when I could have had so much more fun cleaning my house?

Jim(Christian Bale in a powerhouse performance) is an ex-ranger who wants to make a career in the local law enforcement. He has a friend,Mike(Rodriguez), who is also on the lookout for a job. Mike is married to a lawyer Sylvia(Eva Langoria) who is getting tired of supporting him and wants him to cooperate. The movie follows the two friends as they go boozing,do drugs and do petty crime. Directed by David Ayer,the man who gave End of Watch, this is another realistic movie with dialogues that ring true and great guy talk, laced with expletives. However, unlike End of Watch, this doesn't tug you emotionally. The story is somewhat clichéd but this is saved from disaster with outstanding performance from Bale who is terrific as the barely-on-the-edge ex soldier who you definitely don't want to screw around with. He is ably assisted by Rodriguez and they both together get along like a house on fire. watch it for the performance. 3 out of 5.