Strangely Dated

Rating: 5/10 (20 December 2005)

I read about this film on IMDb some months ago and was so keen to see it I imported the DVD from the US. I guess I could have saved my money. I love war films but found this strangely dated as though it had been filmed in the 50s. Firstly I read the book which was awesome, but the movie was at best average. The acting was stilted (which gave it the50s feel), some the scenes in the POW camp were cringworthy and almost homo-erotic. Bratt can't act and was wrong for the lead. The raid itself was okay - though with some very dodgy CGI blood effects - especially during the bridge attack. The even did the beginning on the cheap with a dreary voice-over and stock news reel footage - they did not even bother filming the march! I didn't feel for any of the characters and in the end didn't care.