this is a film with few surprises but the focus is less on plot than on character drama
featuring that most hackneyed of settings, a strip club, Battle Scars is neither sensitive nor gripping enough to be taken seriously
"Battle Scars" has more to offer viewers than the average PTSD investigation, but Buday doesn't trust the harrowing simplicity of shattered men, electing to venture into predictability just to make sure he can find an ending