It's a true-life story, masterfully directed by Rod Lurie who instinctively captures the danger, risks and moments of desperation and humanity of the event.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 18, 2020

Each death mattered. Each sacrifice resonated. Each act of heroism in the face of overwhelmingly lethal odds stopped my heart and forced me to pay rapt attention.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 10, 2020

A solidly made and well-acted film.

| Jul 9, 2020

Whenever [Caleb Landry Jones] showed up on screen, this movie kicked up from OK to awesome.

| Jul 9, 2020

The most haunting issues the film raises... remain long after the smoke and dust have cleared.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 6, 2020

Your eyes are glued to the realistic ugliness.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 3, 2020

In a lesser film such family ties and resemblances could be a distraction, but in this well-crafted, fact-based tragedy of errors, they provide added value.

| Jul 3, 2020

"The Outpost" may be intended as a tribute to the sacrifices of U.S. service members but by downplaying the ambivalence over what was actually accomplished, the movie feels like something of a hollow gesture.

| Jul 3, 2020

Director Rod Lurie's first film in almost a decade is also one of his best, and the first movie since our national nightmare began in 2020 that I really regretted not being able to see in a theater.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 3, 2020

Bolstered by first-rate acting from Scott Eastwood and Caleb Landry Jones, Rod Lurie's you-are-there recounting of the Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan is one of best combat films ever made and a stirring tribute to heroism as a collective action.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 3, 2020

"The Outpost" isn't flashy or pretty, but it's told with a true grit that honors the real life soldiers it depicts.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 3, 2020

Impeccable camerawork from Lorenzo Senatore and editing by Michael J. Duthie give the film a documentary feel matched by understated, natural performances from the cast.

| Original Score: A- | Jul 3, 2020

Lurie has fashioned a worthy tribute to these brave American soldiers, some of whom paid the ultimate price.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 2, 2020

For all of its heart-in-your-throat excitement, "The Outpost" resonates as a cautionary tale more than anything else.

| Original Score: B | Jul 2, 2020

Director Rod Lurie has presented an ode to valor and heroism, but leaves the storytelling mission only half completed.

| Jul 2, 2020

While "The Outpost" might not have ambitions to offer a wider perspective on America's longest war, it's an effective re-creation of what must have seemed to those involved to be the war's longest battle.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 2, 2020

A gripping experience.

| Jun 30, 2020

While lacking the technical virtuosity of Sam Mendes' 1917, for example, the movie nevertheless does full justice to its stirring true-life tale of the 2009 Battle of Kamdesh...

| Jun 29, 2020

Such a film may suffer from home viewing, and yet, "The Outpost" represents the most exhilarating new movie audiences have been offered since the shutdown began, which softens the compromise of watching it under less-than-ideal conditions...

| Jun 29, 2020