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I did enjoy the film on a purely "for entertainment only" level. Some of the gun fights and action sequences felt just like you are playing the game Call of Duty or Battlefield. 6.5/10 However, as many other have said before me, this film is totally inaccurate in its portrayal of America's role in the war.

It fails to address the fact that America invaded Iraq for no reason other than to acquire resources.....Consequently many hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians were either severely injured or fatally wounded in what many now recognise as an unlawful invasion of another country.

The danger is that those who are not familiar with the facts of this war may watch this (in the future) and be lead to a very inaccurate and biased view of what truly happened.

It is for this reason that I have no choice but to give this a 1/10.

I don't usually write reviews, but did notice that there are not many recent reviews on this show, so I am submitting this in the hope to balance things up.

I have not read any of the books, so this is my perspective from only knowing about the TV series.

I have just finished the 10 episode series and have found it to be better than your average precedural cop series (but not by much, as I hate precedurals in general), but overall can definitely be a whole lot better. The first 3 epusodes were okay, then it went downhill fast from there.

Firstly, the characters. I just don't find any of them likable or in any way special. So I did not really care whether they succeeded or failed or even died on the show. This is especially true of the female characters.

Secondly, the show feels really slow drawn out and contrived. I am sure some people may disagree, but for me I often finding myself losing interest, playing with my phone, using my tablet etc... There's hardly ever any action and its more police soap opera drama than anything else.

Finally, there are so many better shows out there that I cant really recommend this.

For a more realistic and gritty cop series try 19-2 (2014), its a very underrated Canadian series. Don't let this put you off, its actually really good.

For a better series in terms of action, character development, and story try Dexter (2006). There are some weaker seasons mid series, but overall still much better than this.

This is not a documentary, it is rather a very biased account, with many preposterous claims.

While some people who do not fully know or understand the background to MJ, this may persuade them that MJ is a bad person. But for those who know, these claims and the way they are presented are just truly ridiculous.

The interviews have been edited, and statements taken so out of context its beyond a joke. Shame on you!

I do not recommend it, but watch it if you please, and you will see what I mean.