hyped garbage

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

08/11/2018 Far better than I had hoped for. Easy to follow storyline, immersion by viewer happens early and as the story unfolds you'll become more and more part of the movie. That's what great movies do and this is one of them. Watch for yourself and decide. Bon Appetit

This is a great film. It follows a number of Canadian Special Forces troops in Afghanistan. But this isn't just a shoot-'em-up war flick. It goes into a lot of the Afghan culture. It talks about blood feuds. It, also, brings up an ancient tribal code called Pashtunwali. It talks about the ideas of "panah" (to give one shelter in your home) and "badal" (justice and revenge). There is a monologue by Andrew Wall. At the end he says, "Even the dirt here is hostile. In Afghanistan, dogs fight dogs, birds fight birds, men kill men." So, if you are looking for a great movie about soldiers in the "sand box". If you want to see great performances from actors that you, probably, have never heard of. If you want to see breath taking scenery. Then this is the movie for you.

Am trying to figure out how "1000 true stories" became "Hyena Road"? Can somebody tell me the connection between the two please? Maybe there is some obscure book of this title out there some where that may not even be a war book . Paul Gross would probably be the best person to answer this question as he is listed as screen writer. But seriously I would welcome any discussion as above. The movie was very good as very few Canadian movies about the war have been produced. It is noted that most of the actors were Canadians and parts of the movie filmed in Manitoba on a military base. The rest was filmed in Jordan. Paul Gross sure had his hands full as he starred, produced and wrote the screenplay.

I figured going into the movie, once I saw that it was a Canadian flick, that the typical cynical movie expectation would be the outcome. I figured I would end up turning it off once I saw the typical low budget, bad acting, political correctness that seems to be Canadian cinema. NOT A CHANCE! This movie was fantastic! The actors did a terrific job. The whole Hyena Road deal was a little thin but it made it up in other areas like the complexities of middle eastern culture, history and honour. It showed the Canadian forces as true professionals that they are. The narrators voice seemed a bit out of place but most of the information provided gave perspective and background and the narrations were infrequent. Afghanistan is certainly not a place for the faint of heart and this movie showed why. This showed as a big budget movie. I have already recommended this movie to several colleagues and friends.WELL DONE Mr. Gross!