the audience applauded

Lack of good storyline.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

I thought this could be an interesting enjoyable exciting movie. But it was a disappointment. Especially the end of the film was unnecessary protracted. You have to watch so much minutes without action.I had a notion that the action parts of the movie were very dilettante. A group of children without any plan and skills did some dangerous things. Normally they would have no chance against anybody with this kind of behavior.The guy Mitch had often such a meaningless facial expression. I don't know what I should feel about this sparing of words guy.All in all it was a boring movie without good action parts and I think the story could be told in much less time. The story could be told in circa 70 minutes.

In a world of seasoned pros, young genius, and serious money, it is amazing to see a property with the Eastwood tag so mishandled, badly directed, obviously posed, set in a ridiculous and sloppy script, and dished out to the public as some beefcake manboy that can be shot at times to give us that glimpse of that tobacco spitting, grizzled icon we really loved. Rowdy Yates had better lines, better direction, better support, and a charisma this kid ain't got,and that was TV. The horse this new kid rode in on should be in the glue factory along with all the other dead horses. Incompetent management of this magnitude is really amazing. Not reading much about the flick? There is nothing here to write about.

Eastwood tries too hard. Movie is boring and dry. Giving it 2 stars for effort. Crying roles are too exaggerated and don't appear sincere. He could of taken some acting advice from his father to appear more natural. Music was good but very monotone for a movie of this caliber. Eastwood needs to find his own style and not try to be too much like his father. Even the style of movie was not unique but rather imitating the type of roles his father takes on. It's hard not to compare the two...this kid needs to find his own way , his own style, his own story if he wants to be a successful actor. Seems like he is using his own name to get famous. Why not be creative and call himself something different so he can stand on his own.

so its time to write my first review. i found this movie, after having seen dawn patrol and figured it could have some similarities. but nope, let alone some dry desert scenes they got nothing in common. filming itself, the shots and all equipment seemed quite professional, yet that wont make up for a bad strange story. some lost kids being trained to wage guerrilla warfare on drug cartels to rip them off and make cash? crossing the line from proposed vigilante behavior to becoming criminals themselves? nah thanks. so well, there is sure worse stuff packed in films but for me it was crap. have a good one as it seems i gotta write a few more lines, lets say, Eastwood acted quite okay. the boss of the guerrilla was a total psycho and his 19!!! year old girlfriend not much of a looker. i got no idea why i did watch it to the end really.