This film was very underwhelming. It was a numbing, sedated trip back to World War 2, when life was picture perfect, even in war. You can almost hear the echo of "ACTION!" at the beginning of every scene, and it all seems so choreographed. It has an artificiality about it. Ryan Phillipe's performance was one of the dullest, one-dimensional performances I've seen in a long time. Eastwood struck out with this one, just like he did with the hugely overrated "Million Dollar Baby". The honesty of "Unforgiven", and to a lesser extent, "Mystic River" has been replaced with stereotypes and cop-outs. The only good things about this film were the pleasant-to-look-at photography, and a really strong role by Adam Beach, who played Ira Hayes.
Review of Flags of Our Fathers
