Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

pointyfilippa The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

ashjame-92510 If one suffers claustrophobia (even to a minor degree) this is definitely NOT a movie to watch. Unless you have a good anti anxiety medication on hand. Awesome movie despite the anxiety inducing vibe. Even if it isn't categorized as one I would put this high on the list of MY top horror/psychological thriller movies. Amazing writing and acting easily give the viewer the feeling that they have joined these poor souls trapped in the tunnels. It may leave the viewer with an overwhelming desire to spend as much time as possible outside after watching though.

cmp_gr One has to be very patient to see this film up to the end. It is a boring story of soldiers who are battling against Viet Kong in the tunnels. The battles are dull and rather short, unlike the long and uninteresting dialogues. Following this film, one sees the same scenes repeated over and over, without a scheme of story that would attract the viewer's interest and make the film worth seeing. All in all, no plot, no meaning, no point. Only the direction is just acceptable.My vote 2/10.

MisterWhiplash Uwe Boll, what's with you making good movies all of a sudden? Perhaps Postal got him out of the stupor of churning out celluloid crap-shoots and now, more or less in his career, he's actually trying. This doesn't mean he's always a filmmaker that people should rush out to see. There's a reason, for example, that he won't have a movie play in theaters again the way he had with his video-game bullshit in the mainstream. But under the radar, he's able to do a little more than before, with a little ambition going a ways in a B-movie set up. Tunnel Rats is such a B-movie that there aren't any really recognizable actors (not even the somewhat recognizable star of Rampage). In that sense it reminds one of those old-school war movies of the 50's and 60's (Merill's Marauder's anyone) where the lack of recognizable faces lends further authenticity to the situations.There isn't really a firm plot for the film, but this is not too much of a problem. What's basic to lay out is that there are a lot of intricate tunnels under the surface in Vietnam, and they've been dug by the Vietcong as their own kind of maze. We get to know the characters, more or less, though to keep track of names might be fruitless; we know these people more by type or by personality (one very pleasant touch is that one of the real walking clichés in war movies- the guy who prattles on and just can't wait to get home to his mama or wife or whatever- not only doesn't get slaughtered the first chance it should happen, but he becomes a momentary bad-ass in hand-to-hand combat right in the s*** of things.The lack of characterization could be a much bigger flaw to contend with if it were a firm character piece. But aside from some early getting- to-know-you chit-chat (and one other cliché, describing what it was like back home, is a little more intolerable), when the troops start to move out and go into the tunnels, it becomes a non-stop action film. And as part of Boll's ambition to twist the much done Vietnam-War film - a particular kind of war film sub-genre in some respects - most of the runtime is spent underground as the Americans and the Vietcong square off, in the dark, sometimes not knowing who is going to come upon the other. For two points of reference, think of the opening sequence of Casualties of War, only extended to the claustrophobic, horror film extremes of The Descent (albeit Boll is not as strong or inventive a filmmaker as De Palma or Marshall, save for the touches of claustrophobia and the ultra-grisly violence). Boll doesn't turn away from the more gruesome bits, and we shouldn't either. We're in combat that is massive, all over the place, super- bloody, and it works to ratchet up the tension. We are also given a little of the "other" side, which is just as primitive in their reaction to the US and the US is to them (the "three of them raped a woman, I must kill them all" line is all we get for rationale, whatever). But in an odd way a woman with two kids ends up getting some complexity, if only towards the end during a very intense scene where she's confronted by another US soldier during a bombing raid. Boll could bleed (no pun intended) this over into melodrama, but doesn't too much. If he's guilty of things it's lack of characterization and a very strong story, which should be big cinematic crimes. However, he also has a fantastic sense of pacing action, knows well where to put the camera, and gives some of the soldiers a chance to shine on screen. When it keeps its focus narrow and strong, it's something of a triumph... and then one has to remember it's Uwe Boll. Once again, who knew?

brayden457 Surprisingly unbiased and clearly exploits both sides of the war. It shows both the cruelty and barbaric behaviour of the Viet Cong and the unreasonable and merciless attitude of the Americans. I am not scared easily, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "The Hills Have Eyes" flailed in comparison of the fear factor to this movie.This movie gives the viewer an enlarged comprehension of the horror of war. It takes away the caring, democratic view of Americans and replaces it with the true fact that they're no better than the people they're shooting at, and when it comes down to it, it's up to the individual soldiers.The movie also shows the physical war amazingly. The lengths the enemy will go to is exposed,and even more shocking, the lengths the Americans will go to.Overall, a terrific movie, without a doubt worth watching.