Rating: B+ -- Even those of us who have never dodged enemy fire or threw a grenade have a sense that Lurie has gotten it right. Full Review

Rating: 3/4 -- Your eyes are glued to the realistic ugliness. Full Review

... conveys an intimate boots-on-the-ground authenticity while viscerally capturing the rugged terrain and oppressive conditions. Full Review

In a lesser film such family ties and resemblances could be a distraction, but in this well-crafted, fact-based tragedy of errors, they provide added value. Full Review

"The Outpost" may be intended as a tribute to the sacrifices of U.S. service members but by downplaying the ambivalence over what was actually accomplished, the movie feels like something of a hollow gesture. Full Review

Rating: 4/5 -- Bolstered by first-rate acting from Scott Eastwood and Caleb Landry Jones, Rod Lurie's you-are-there recounting of the Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan is one of best combat films ever made and a stirring tribute to heroism as a collective action. Full Review

Nearly every character other than those three leads is defined less by personalities than a single attribute that can be insulted. Full Review