American soldiers hunt for stolen gold in a darkly comic, briskly paced, and satirical Gulf War adventure.
Pulpy, with dry wit. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Hoopla (free).
No surprises for an R: some innuendo or implied sex and strong violence.
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A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gold hidden near their base, and they embark on a secret mission that's destined to change everything.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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