Poetic.

Rating: 8/10 (28 February 2018)

Sound: Excellent use of sound effects, well done musical score. I enjoyed the use of the Micronesian hymns too.
95/100
Technical: First class cinematography and a poetic editing style with the cutaways. Excellent recreation of Guadalcanal.
100/100
Narrative: The real narrative here is the poetic editing and the inner monologues. On the surface we get the story of a battle on Guadalcanal but the inner monologues give us what the soldiers are really thinking and feeling.
60/100
Character/Acting: The acting is fair all around, but the sum of the whole is greater than all of the parts here.
Did I enjoy it: Yes, the beauty of the islands hiding horrific war, the sensitivity of the soldiers, and the irony of their actions.
80/100
Artistic merit: A well crafted film addressing war without pomp and patriotism.
80/100
Total score 82.5/100