A movie: "Stop-Loss"

Stop-Loss

“Stop-Loss” is a portrayal of about 6 friends from Texas who go to war in Iraq. They serve a unit and spend two tours in Iraq. However, in one of their last runs, they are attacked and follow a run-by car into an alleyway. They chase after the terrorists into a house, which has children and women inside as well. They end up losing a lot of men, and one named Rico gets partly blown to pieces. The movie then flashes forward to when they return home and finally finished their tours.
The theme of the movie is a trial of friendships, the loss of friends, honor, PTSD, and duty. Friendships are questioned as the leader King tries to help his friend Tommy and Steve through their PTSD and loss of comrades. While King does this he puts of his own depression, PTSD and terrors. Steve goes through different stages, where when he drinks a lot, he goes back to the “battle field”. He ends up hitting his fiancé and digging a hole in the yard to hide in. Tommy becomes an alcoholic and breaks a window in at a jewelry store. King is about to have his last day serving, when he becomes Stop Loss, which is where the president orders any soldier of his choice to go back to war. King goes AWOL because he doesn’t want to serve another tour and he doesn’t want to lose more comrades his friends. He attempts to run away from the military, and he drives to Tennessee. But, he goes back to Texas, because Tommy commits suicide. In the end he decides to do the honorable thing and his duty, and returns for another tour.
I actually thought it was a good enough film, however, for accuracy about being stop-loss(ed). I’m sure since he was the head of his group, he would have been informed about the stop-loss, before his last day. And the war scene in the beginning seemed a little shocking, I would expect there to be a procedure, for random attacks. I don’t think the military would have them follow the insurgents into the alleyway, without proper back up. But, it was still a decently set up film, with the intense portrayals of PTSD.