Disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (21 June 2009)

The premise of the movie is what caught my eye. It seemed to be an interesting piece of history presented to the public. Perhaps, I thought, the "Saving Private Ryan" or "Band of Brothers" of the Pacific Theater.
I was wrong. It turned out to be just another shoot 'em up war movie. Not that the action isn't bad, but it clearly was not what one would have expected from the blurbs and title.
At times it just became silly, for example, one man with 50 holes in his body and after being hit with a grenade can fend off x amount of the enemy, while firing from the hip, hitting his mark with every shot. The enemy on the other hand can only hit the ground in front of him.
This movie had potential. But, big booms and hackneyed Hollywood heroics destroyed the story it was suppose to tell.
I gave the movie a 5 out of 10, just because it is just a good "guy action flick." That is all it is, which is sad. Truly sad.