Veteran, The

better than expected
I had never heard of this movie or the actors or anybody else associated with it, but I was pleasantly surprised. I thought the production quality was as high, the acting was great, and the plot was intriguing. The ending was not what I would have preferred, but I always appreciate when movie makers go against the grain when it comes to a typical ending. It is a bold move. Overall I am glad I watched it.

Tragic reality
After war, it's very hard to get used to civilian life for most vets. In this story there is the added fact of the soldier living in a low income housing project with a resident drug dealer/gang leader. The story gives the feeling that if the soldier could get along with civilian employers, and have a "normal" job, he could have avoided all the turmoil.
But he finds a job in covert law enforcement that turns out to be administered by corrupt socialist types, and as usual, falls in love with a double agent, that he eventually has to rescue.
Only it doesn't turn out so well for him in the end. Made me wish for a good old fashioned ending.

It's a solid "ok" movie
I did a brief overview of reviews before watching, then read them more thoroughly after finishing the movie. I expected a better movie, and a better lead actor, going by what has been written up in these reviews. My opine:

Sorry to whomever said Tony whats-his-face (lead) was one of the better underrated actors out there, but this guy is flat as a board. I mean, he's "ok"... certainly not the worst... but if I had to write a theme song for this movie it would be titled "it's ok". He's ok (the actor), the storyline is ok, the flow is ok, the characters are ok, etc., etc. Nothing super special here.

Since at the time of my viewing the official description on Amazon.com for this movie is obviously incorrect (North Africa? 1960?), here's some relevant info about the film: young Brit who's back home in London after serving in Afghanistan gets involved with helping ferret out terrorist sleeper cells. He seems to like the double-double agent lead female...

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