terrifyingly bad

Rating: 1/10 (2 August 2002)

There are just not enough words to describe how bad this film really is. There's nothing new, the code talker theme is dealt with very superficially, they are just the excuse to make a really violent yet pointless movie with no visible attempt at realism. There's no story, the characters have neither depth nor motives for their actions, and every single stupid war film cliche is used ad nauseam. The music by James Horner is OK, and that's the best part. I see no John Woo in here, not the one who made "Broken Arrow" and "Face/Off". This is pointless from beginning to end, a truly bad film in the tradition of Pearl Harbor.