The Raid May Have Been Great, But The Movie Isn't

Rating: 2/10 (24 April 2009)

The raid to save POW survivors of the Bataan Death March took place over 5 days in January 1945 after US troops landed in the Philippines. This movie seems 5 days long as well – the plot inches along and there are so many characters that we hardly get to know any of them.
Why is the US POW senior officer so obsessed with the wife of his former commanding officer? I am not sure as this is not explained well. Why is the Colonel whose men have to raid the POW camp misunderstood and what are the "methods to his madness?" Again, not sure. Let's fool the Japanese by sending a single plane to buzz the camp while our troops are sneaking through open ground around the camp in daylight – you've got to be kidding!
The only interesting aspects to this story were the actions of the Filipino resistance (who knew there was one?) and the fact that only 2 raiders lost their lives on this attack – I thought was a Hollywood thing, but it is a fact.
Do not bother with this overacted, slow, boring movie.