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.
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.