bᵻjˌɔnd hˈɑːliwˌʊd.kˈɑːm pɹˈeɪzd ðə vˈɪʒuːəlz ænd sˌɪnɪmɐtˈɑːɡɹəfi fɔːɹ kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ɐ wˈɔːɹ mˈuːvi sˈuːɾəbəl fɔːɹ tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən wɪðˌaʊt kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪzɪŋ ˌɔn ɪntˈɛnsᵻɾi ænd ˈækʃən: "ðə pɹˈɑːbləm wɪð mˈɛni wˈɔːɹ fˈɪlmz ɪz ðæt ˈæftɚ ðə ɡˈoːɹ ænd blˈʌdlɪɾɪŋ ʌv sˈeɪvɪŋ pɹˈaɪvət ɹˈaɪən ˌɛni wˈɔːɹ mˈuːvi lˈʊks lˈaɪk ɐn ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz ɪn dʒˈiːɹˈeɪɾᵻd fˈɪlmeɪkɪŋ.
BeyondHollywood.com praised the visuals and cinematography for creating a war movie suitable for television without compromising on intensity and action: "The problem with many war films is that after the gore and bloodletting of Saving Private Ryan any war movie looks like an exercise in G-rated filmmaking.