During Operation Iraqi Freedom, a US Army Squad is sent to a small Iraqi town to locate a missing news crew, only to find the residents of the town dead and a living weapon of mass destruction, a Manticore, awakened from its long slumber by a terrorist leader wanting to rid his land of the American invaders at any price. Commandos in Iraq looking for terrorists find a man-eating monster instead. The Iraq setting is unique and a definite plus for "Manticore". The daylight photography of the barren, rocky, landscape is interesting. The acting is average. The script relies heavily on conjuring up a beast from the past, that is about as likely as a children's bedtime story coming true. Now that I have built up expectations, prepare for a massive letdown. The Manticore itself is not only ridiculous, but displayed in c.g.i. that is totally unacceptable from any angle. There is no nudity, laughable gore effects, and a story that leads to one of the most preposterous conclusions ever. If the Manticore had been depicted as something that you actually believed was in the film, it would have helped. - MERK Interesting movie about US soldiers in Iraq coming face to face with a legendary creature.<br/><br/>The movie is well made, and has some of the most realistic battle ground scenes. Soldiers all look real, and the story is also intriguing. What spoils this movie is its ending. I'm not sure what made it bad. Was it just the way it ended ? or is it the acting ? In any case, it came across as a dud. <br/><br/>Rest of the movie was good. The plot was very original, and the story was seamless. All the scenes looked real too.<br/><br/>Not a bad movie, if they changed the ending, and kept the same level of quality as the rest of the movie it would have been much better.
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