Deserved a Better Fate

Rating: 9/10 (26 June 2002)

Somewhat predictible plot and characters but extraordinary battle scenes and terrific acting from Nicolas Cage. Action sequences as vicious as the D Day sequence in Saving Private Ryan. The reason that this film will fail is the same reason Pearl Harbor and The Patriot failed: today's audiences have no sense of history. They haven't been taught any and they couldn't care less. Scooby Doo and Men in Black 2 are more to their liking. The mediocre reviews were predictible too. Any film that puts America in a positive light is bound to incur the wrath of the left-liberal critics. I'm sure a film about Bin Laden and his al queda murderers would have gotten two big thumbs up. This is an extremely well-made and exciting film that deserved a lot better.