Despite a likable cast and great John Williams score, the soft cinematography hinders the experience.

Rating: 6/10 (12 February 2011)

Outlandish, out-of-control farce takes place post-Pearl Harbor, as American forces prepare for the next Japanese invasion. While the Japs spend most of the time searching for Hollywood as their next target, the streets of Los Angeles are rampant with scattered, goofball antics, making this more slapstick than satire. It draws inspiration from National Lampoon's Animal House, in which nothing is comprehensible, focus continues to shift between multiple characters, and the jokes are really hit-or-miss. Despite a likable cast and great John Williams score, the soft cinematography hinders the experience. It's hard to tell what was intentional and what was experimental. Faults aside, it is a more unique undertaking for director Spielberg, and certainly a far call from your traditional WWII epic; nothing memorable, but somewhat enjoyable.