Pretty, But No Punch

Rating: 6/10 (28 August 2012)

I was really looking forward to this movie. The idea and what I had seen from trailers appealed to me. However, once the movie got started it didn't. It didn't appeal to me and it took forever to get started. I know there's the development of plot and characters, but this was just beyond tedious. There were all the elements to evoke emotion from the audience. I tend to tear up at a lot of good movies, and at great movies, I just weep. This one didn't get a single tear. I thought the story was written well enough, but though they spent enough time on character development, perhaps they spent too much on the main characters. There were scenes where the elements of love, even sacrificial should have brought more emotion, but died in the scene. There was one good scene which was a salute to the fallen. That one gave me a little warmth. All the moments which could have produced more response from the audience were so singular in nature that there was no momentum. The audience was simply sent packing to the next scene. An okay movie to rent, but wouldn't add it to a collection.