Disappointing about Korean war

Rating: 5/10 (13 February 2005)

Inspired by the high rating (8.5 at the time of writing) and some rather enthusiastic user comments, I went on to see this movie. I should probably just have seen it without any expectations at all.
It felt like watching a Korean remake of Saving Private Ryan, on a budget, shrunk to fit into 2:20. Apart from some splatter, realism is clearly not a priority. I would have expected to see some UN forces, but that didn't seem to be covered by the budget. The plot skips forward jerkily.
Consider this a South Korean movie about a conflict that's still not resolved. Probably a bit emotional for the Korean voters, which would explain the undeserved rating.