Sand Castle (2017)
5/10
Showcases A Single Soldier's Experience of the Iraq War, Needed Higher Budget
21 April 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Spoilers.

The Storyline was to the point. We begin with a soldier in a rock and a hard place, Who ends up in a rock and a hard place almost all the time.

Nicolas Hoult plays as a soldier who isn't cut out for the job. Guys like Him should stay away from the military. But where stuck with his "whimpy" character through out the film. I'm assuming he didn't undergo hardcore training since he mentions that he enlisted before 9/11,

He also mentions that he is just in it for an acceptable payday for a few years so he can get into college.

The plot of this film wasn't​ so bad. It was the low budget special effects And Henry Cavill's awful attempt at I don't know, A Southern/Midwestern accent? Like what was the director thinking?

The Soundtrack was totally off par with the action. This movie didn't suck 100%, it's just "low budget average".

One last thing: during the night raid battle (Hummvee Ambush) at the end of the film, the camera doesn't cut to the enemy not ONCE! I was speechless. They basically shot at nothing for minutes.
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