Battle for Haditha

A bold effort to grapple with what truth lies behind these images, rather than to simply throw one's hands up in the face of them

Lacking in subtlety and nuance, Broomfield's nerve-jangling movie nonetheless succeeds in showing the war from various vantage points. And from wherever one's standing, the view is profoundly disturbing.

Films about the Iraq war continue to come and, I hope, will keep coming. Among the most recent, The Battle for Haditha is especially notable.

The dramatic movie entertains and startles the viewer throughout an 89 minute entertaining experience.