I also found Kandahar to be more in-depth and realistic in its technical depictions. Finally, a movie about this sort of stuff shows night in a believable way. One of my pet peeves is over-lighting night activities, and they strike a suitable balance here, particularly when white phosphorous NODs were used. You also got to see the use of thermal imaging chips on that unit here, and the advantage afforded by it versus the adversaries' old green phosphorous with no TI. I was disappointed, though, that the CIA handler friend didn't later show up with a mk1 IVAS goggle for daytime ops to conceal and see through smoke during the compound assault. The gun fire was also appropriately dynamic, being probably closest to the film Heat, but in contrast correctly lacking urban reverberation. There was also a wonderful balance and humanity on display how they dealt with all the various operatives acting on behalf of their own nations' self-interests, making this film one of the more mature depictions that has been done.
Review of Kandahar
