Finally...something GOOD!

Rating: 8/10 (9 December 2003)

I had been anticipating this film for a while and having seen it, I was pleasantly blown away (and with all the garbage to hit theaters recently, this is a nice retreat). Amazing, amazing acting by Cruise and Watanabe as well as superb
cinematography. Yeah, it's a Hollywood war drama, but that doesn't take away
from it the least bit. Great choreography and although it was long, and I knew it would be, I never got bored. The characters are so well-developed and dynamic that you couldn't help but dive right into their stories. Speaking of, it was a good story with the typical predictable ending, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.