Almost there but not quite

Rating: 6/10 (11 February 2016)

I found the Christian Bale (one of my preferred actors) character role script a bit too stupid and out of place, as is as I found the soldier who revenge, Rambo style, the first Japanese incursion in the church really fun but unbelievable, even more in his last attempt.
Don't get me wrong the movie tells a nice story about heroism where you least expect it, where least you can expect integrity and strong, but it really didn't engage me, because forced and flat. The movie tries to move and make you reflect, but it is really too simplistic. I mean, despite the fact that I am a person who is easily moved, this movie let me oddly imperturbable. The only chill on my back was in the final image that encompasses the, already understood, meaning.
A couple scenes and message apart, it is a nice try, but some bad choices made of it not really a must-see movie. I can't say it is bad, just it is not really a masterpiece as it want and try to be.
6/10