Although it’s admirable that Mission Kandahar has more on its mind than most Gerard Butler flicks – chiefly, the complex consequences of the U.S.’s departure from Afghanistan – it doesn’t quite have the necessary sophistication to navigate that conversation. Anyone expecting an action-packed ride likely will be disappointed, but what’s more disheartening to me is how good the film could have been with a few more passes at the script. Butler remains as watchable as ever, and Ric Roman Waugh seems a fitting director for his particular brand of hero, but this one just didn’t work…at least not like Greenland did.