Variety – Review

By RONNIE SCHEIB Kristian Fraga’s ‘Severe Clear’ looks at the early days of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, as captured by Marine 1st Lt. Mike Scotti. A Sirk production. Produced by Marc J. Perez, Kristian Fraga. Executive producers, John L. Sikes, Benjamin Charbit....

Village Voice – Review

By Aaron Hillis Tuesday, Mar 9 2010 Between the past few years’ worth of Iraq War docs and on-the-ground TV reports, it’s easy to collectively believe that we definitively understand the monotonous yet dangerous daily existence of U.S. soldiers in the Middle East....

New York Press – Review

By Simon Abrams Considering how frequently First Lieutenant Mike Scotti interrupts the footage he shot during the preliminary days of the US invasion of Iraq in 2004 in Severe Clear with narration, it’s hard to think of him as the film’s subject and not its author....

New York Magazine – Review

Critic Pick – Severe Clear This visceral, gripping doc uses footage shot in Iraq to give us a clear-eyed, brutal, but decidedly unpoliticized look at the reality of war. – Miranda Siegel, New York Magazine

War on Terror News – Review

I reviewed Severe Clear tonight, and don’t know whether I’d make a good reviewer or not, but I have mixed emotions, which I will share with whomever cares to.  I’m a U.S. Marine and have been in the Corps for a short 22+ years. I’m enlisted and have served in the Gulf...

J.B. Spins – Review

Marine’s Eye View: Severe Clear Yes sir, the Marines certainly can use some strong language. They will also fight and die for their country without so much as a second thought. All of which comes through loud and clear in Kristian Fraga’s Severe Clear (trailer here),...

Examiner – Review

Severe Clear—a Marine’s view of Operation Iraqi Freedom Defense Dept. Examiner Bruce Clarke I was asked to review the movie “Severe Clear” which was made by Marine First Lieutenant (LT) Mike Scotti from New Jersey. This movie was shot with a DVD camera as the Marines...

USMC Hangout – Review

By: Bridget M. Carlson USMC Hangout Founder February 23, 2010 This is a documentary of the invasion of Iraq from a Marine First Lieutenant. This is real footage, with real Marines. This is not your Hollywood war. My husband, who is in the Army and has been deployed...

Hooah Wife – Review

February 27, 2010 “Severe Clear is raw, rough, real, informative and entertaining. These components combined to make for a successful military documentary.” ~Greta “Hooah Wife” Perry~ As a Milblogger, once in while I am awarded some very special privileges. Getting an...

Veterans Today – Review

Film Review: Severe Clear: a Marines’ uncensored view on the liberation of Iraq February 13, 2010 by Robert L. Hanafin When promoters of the film Severe Clear sent a screener copy to Veterans Today for review and comment, I volunteered to take this film review on...