GQ goes World War 2

Rating: 2/10 (29 May 2001)

Okay, it's summer. It's blockbuster time. Take it with a grain of salt.
War isn't pretty, or is it?
The effects in this movie are pretty spectacular. The acting and script are pretty dreadful.
But...
See it on the big screen and be enveloped in the fight sequences and Hawaiian lighting. Don't expect much else but the spectacle and you won't be disappointed.
What this movie really showed was that Ben Affleck is a MOVIE STAR. Everybody else in camera range just dissolved into the background whenever he was in the shot and I really didn't care all that much about the other characters or stories when he wasn't on screen. His acting wasn't the point here - he was just lit and shot beautifully. Not bad getting your own $145 million star vehicle after special effects. Josh Hartnett just became the bitter bridesmaid. Kate who? And what happened to Alec Baldwin's acting ability?!? Serious guffaws whenever he was delivering dialogue.