Stop Loss is about a decorated Iraq War hero (played by Ryan Phillippe) who returns home to Texas after two tours of duty, only to find that the military has called him back into duty through a process called stop-loss.

The movie received mixed reviews, with a 65% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 61% metascore on Metacritic.

1. "(Kimberly Peirce) charts a bumpy road trip through familiar territory where vividly drawn characters rub shoulders with stock stereotypes, and persuasive verisimilitude is too often overshadowed by contrivance." - Variety
2. "Stop-Loss" has painted itself into a dramatic corner, which might be the most honest expression of the filmmaker's empathy for the men and women serving in Iraq." - The Hollywood Reporter
3. "Some have already accused Stop-Loss of glorifying desertion. Bull. The film is a powder keg with no agenda except the human one. " - Rolling Stone
4. "a remarkably entertaining movie, thanks in part to a first-rate cast and a director who knows you can't make a point without calling everyone to attention." - Washington Post