When I first walked into this movie, I had extremely high hopes. There has been so many great war movies these past years. Like Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, Thin Red Line, The Patriot, (average) We Were Soldiers, (I guess you could call it a war movie) Behind Enemy Lines, etc. So what could hurt this film? Huh? Well, a whole lot of things. Knowing John Woo is a great director there shouldn't be many problems. Just let me start.
1) Goofs: FACTUAL ERROR: Soldiers don't carry Hershey's because the chocolate would melt and screw the gun up. ANACHRONISMS: 50 star flag was not made. It should be 48. REVEALING MISTAKES: Obvious dummies in flipped jeep after Ben "takes a smoke". Plus, many more. 2) Storyline does not stick to the Navajo codetalkers enough and distinctly revolve around Joe Enders (whose not real). They use the Navajo as plot devices more of the actual reality uses for them. 3) Unrealistic events. How in the hell can Japanese men not lay a scratch on Joe (Cage) and he can hit like a million of them. *Spoilers * Spoilers * In the beginning, a grenade blows up a foot away from Joe's foot and all he has is a wobbly leg and a screwed up ear. He should've been in pieces. Also, in the end, Joe gets shot twice by Japanese with AK-47s and he kills them all with a pistol. In addition, he gets shot in both legs and one arm, and can still be able to pick up a wounded Ben Yahzee. * More Spoilers ahead * 4) How did some samurai come to Christian Slater and chop off his head without him seeing? Or Whitehorse? * End Spoilers *
Overall the movie should be better than it is and the 4 stuff above really messed up the movie. Rating 6.5 (or **1/2) out of 10.
1) Goofs: FACTUAL ERROR: Soldiers don't carry Hershey's because the chocolate would melt and screw the gun up. ANACHRONISMS: 50 star flag was not made. It should be 48. REVEALING MISTAKES: Obvious dummies in flipped jeep after Ben "takes a smoke". Plus, many more. 2) Storyline does not stick to the Navajo codetalkers enough and distinctly revolve around Joe Enders (whose not real). They use the Navajo as plot devices more of the actual reality uses for them. 3) Unrealistic events. How in the hell can Japanese men not lay a scratch on Joe (Cage) and he can hit like a million of them. *Spoilers * Spoilers * In the beginning, a grenade blows up a foot away from Joe's foot and all he has is a wobbly leg and a screwed up ear. He should've been in pieces. Also, in the end, Joe gets shot twice by Japanese with AK-47s and he kills them all with a pistol. In addition, he gets shot in both legs and one arm, and can still be able to pick up a wounded Ben Yahzee. * More Spoilers ahead * 4) How did some samurai come to Christian Slater and chop off his head without him seeing? Or Whitehorse? * End Spoilers *
Overall the movie should be better than it is and the 4 stuff above really messed up the movie. Rating 6.5 (or **1/2) out of 10.