Pretentious, Un-paced, semi-poetic, a film for the simple minded.

Rating: 3/10 (5 January 2001)

Ever since I watched "Days of Heaven", I have been eager to see this film, and boy was I disappointed. The pacing of this film is exactly the same as his previous film....except I found it very unfitting in a War movie. The metaphor of War and Nature that he show through out the movie, is pretentious, simple-minded. Like a 13 years old school boy's concept of war. A lot of flash back is about the central character's carnal desires.. while in the heat of the battle. I found this absurd. If this really happen in the war.. I would expect the whole US ARMY been defeated. The last scene also is terrible.. showing Japanese soldier fighting the Americans in slow motion (ala almost a John Woo Style), trying to show inhumanity of the war in a slow-motion poetic way. The acting in the movie is horrible as well, unrealistic acting at it's best..(you can probably compare the acting to those smash hits of the 80s such as "Best of the Best") This is pretentious and unwatchable. Personally I would prefer "Saving private Ryan". (as surprising as it sound, Spelberg is better director in almost every way in this his movie compare to TTRL.. the acting is more realistic, and logical, pacing is just right, and lastly it is not pretentious)