Good job John Woo!!!

Rating: 9/10 (1 August 2002)

I have to say that when I first heard that John Woo was making a war epic, I was a little unsure of how good it would be. John Woo is great with action movies ("Broken Arrow", "Face/Off", "Mission: Impossible 2", but a war movie? I have to admit though that this was one of the better war movies I've ever seen. I'm not a huge war film fan, I mean I like watching them and all, but I don't get all excited about them when they are first released.
I thought all the cast members did a fantastic job with their roles. Nicolas Cage is just great as always and Christian Slater pulls of a really good performance. I was also really impressed with Adam Beach and Roger Willie. Other notable actors are Peter Storemare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo, Frances O'Connor and Jason Isaacs.
The story is very interesting and really well done. It was actually a bit of a learning experience for me. I had no idea that they used a code based on the Navajo language in World War II. Very cool stuff.
I would think (and hope) that anyone that likes war films would like this film. But keep in mind that this is a war film and it is most definitely a graphic film. Well, I really hope that you enjoy the film and thanks for reading,
-Chris