Billed as an action flick

Rating: 1/10 (2 February 2005)

I remember seeing the TV spots for this befour it came out. I'm a big fan of WW2 films and had just come off of "Saving Private Ryan", so needless to say, my expectations were very high. It didn't help that all the TV spots billed it as an action movie and just about all the action scenes were in the 60 second spot (all crammed in). Now I like anti-war films as well as patriotic fares so, I can watch both "All quite on the Western Front" or "Sands of Iwo Jima" and share the same appreciation for both. Or just enjoy a period piece without any action. That said....
"GOD THIS IS THE WORST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!!!!"
It was just to much of this one soldier rambling on, and on about what was supposed to be deep poetic crap, something like: "Who are You forest to be mad at me for seeing You" or something. No I wasn't high when I saw this it was just so bad that my brain shut down. Clearly all the money of this bomb went to hiring name brand actors for bit parts. But the story was so lame nd incoherent, in fact it's the only WW2 film ever to make me root for the Axis forces. I was just waiting for the Japanese to shoot the guy, and cheered the Japanese on when they did! And people were actually walking out of the theater and not returning. Something I wish I had the intelligence to do. But I kept on telling myself it would get better. Alas it didn't:( And if Your going to make a WW2 film without a lot of action thats fine, BUT NEVER, EVER, EVER:
Bill it as an action film!