A view from a 15-year old (please no stereotypes)

Rating: 2/10 (17 June 2002)

I saw this movie in the theaters with one of my friends who swore that it was one of the greatest movies ever. Now, when someone says 'one of the greatest movies ever' I think of film titles like 'A Clockwork Orange' or 'Silence Of The Lambs' or something near that. But, since my friend was a pop-frenzy teen who generally looked for only hot guys in a movie to classify it as good, I decided to see this wondrous film.
When I came out of the theater, I was extremely disappointed. This movie was awful. The only actual good scenes were battle scenes that even then were kind of boring. I found myself yawning more than often and surprised that Cuba Gooding Jr. was in it (not one of my favorite actors but, still). Also, I thought that it was extremely...weird how so many older people on TV. said it was fantastic. This movie, I guess, is recommended to young teens who only want to see a woman lose faith and betray Ben Affleck and also see Josh Hartnett take his shirt off. It is supposed to be a tribute to the World War 2 veterans but, instead, it is an insult.