A Great War Movie

Rating: 8/10 (18 September 2005)

The Great Raid separates its self from your standard war movie fare. It doesn't have the main actor / actress that will win Oscar awards, it doesn't have the best musical score, and to top it all off, it doesn't run over 3 hours long.
The movie clocks in at around 2 and a half and it does a good job at what it's trying to do. It develops the background and the characters and throws in the plot so people will feel for the characters. In the end, it ends with some solid action, though the action takes a back seat to the story. While the movie uses less known actors, the acting is still solid and the movie is short quite well.
This movie has what it takes to do well, but was dumped and shows that the media doesn't understand what makes a movie good or bad. If you like war movies, I would highly recommend this movie.
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