Good Movie But Wrong Fact

Rating: Null/10 (1 January 2004)

I wasn't planning on seeing this movie as I'm not a fan of Tom Cruise. I only did so to appease my daughter. However, after seeing the movie, I was quite pleased by what I saw.
The previous comment tells the story so I won't rehash this over again. However, I do wish to point out a glaring error in the movie.
At the beginning of the film, we're shown a scene of San Francisco with the date "February 1876". Minutes later, Tom Cruise relates the story of Custer at the Little Big Horn to a group of citizens standing on the street. Evidently, the screenwriter as well as the actors didn't know or forgot that Custer's "last stand" happened on June 25, 1876 - four months later. Perhaps the filmmakers thought it happened in 1875, but they're wrong. It only goes to show that before inserting an historical event into a movie, that they should check before going ahead to make sure they have it correct.