Brothers at War

This documentary, which begins at a low key, gradually becomes intense and psychologically complicated.

Well shot but generically scored, Brothers at War has its share of potent moments, most of them with Mr. Rademacher’s family in the States.

Allowed remarkable access, presumably because of the familial connections, Rademacher comes up with compellingly unfamiliar documentary footage.

Rademacher's vigorous commitment to making the documentary, as well as to his large, close-knit family, deserves respect.

Provides some interesting perspectives but also veers dangerously close to vanity project.

I can, however, object to the bathetic, misty score and the endless close-ups of American babies to remind us "what we're fighting for"--and to the filmmaker's belief that support for our troops and support for their mission are one in the same. Just because Rademacher believes his film to be "non-partisan" does not make it so.

It’s practically a feature-length infomercial for the military.