Although I missed the first 20ish minutes of this film, I picked it up quickly and found myself unexpectedly immersed in the characters and story. It was brisk, direct, unsubtle, exactly befitting a film about U.S. Marines.
However, the ending I was waiting for was presented as words flashed on the screen just before the credit roll. What the heck? I would have rather seen those words unsaid, to assume those parties went unpunished, than be told the outcome with no benefit of drama, dialog, character. If that's all they could provide, I would rather have read a summary of the script than seen the film at all.
Rules of Engagement
2000, 128 minutes, directed by William Friedkin
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