Review somewhat accurate on the director side..but the impact....

Rating: 9/10 (7 August 2005)

At a preview showing in my area last night, we(husband and I) went in unknowingly (knew nothing about what we were seeing). After The Great Raid began I recognized this as the book I had read several years before (Ghost Soldiers). However as the above review pointed out, lots was missing in the beginning and casting was iffy as my mind's eye had painted a different picture from the book. However, all this being true, the powerful ending brought back the whole meaning ..ie...it is the untold story of WWII...of war's ugliness, heroism, national pride, and so on. I still would give this a 9 and a "must see" or better yet read Ghost Soldiers or The Great Raid on Cabanatuan.