6
Antiseptic and homogenized version of the true story to be sure. This is the Disney feel-good version and was far too flippant to take seriously and that's why the acting/storyline came off feeling peculiar. Sure, the story is predictable and the ending valiant as you would expect but it's the lack of fear, sorrow and anguish that really make it unbelievable in the theater. War is hell and even when people are shot (and miss), the protagonist and antihero are riding on a cloud of fantasy in this retelling. Everything is way too clean, floppy death falls and choreographed action scenes. It truly came off like a cartoon. Even Dick Tracy style Touchstone color coordinated bologna. You end up watching it like a commercial and not actually being engrossed in the film. Maybe next time they might even pick age appropriate actors. The skin hanging from Brad's neck sure gave him away.