Quite why it should've been so is mystifying, for in the subject of the Navajo code talkers there's a genuinely interesting story: how they were recruited, the dilemmas they faced in signing up to war, the problems of integration, the heroism they showed and the regrettable secrecy that for so long obscured the nature of their contribution. . . in the hands of half-way proficient moviemakers, the code talkers' tale would've made for first class cinema.
Instead we get 129 tedious minutes of pyrotechnic mayhem"
-IMDB Reviewer, Critical Eye UK http://imdb.com/user/ur0877809/comments-index?start=0&count=69&summary=off&order=alpha
Well, other than repeat what this reviewer has already said (which I agree with wholeheartedly) I'll just add that I started skipping scenes toward the beginning of the movie - and wish I had started even earlier. While it has a few not-so-bad moments, there are a great many more lame, melodramatic, or just plain dumb-assed ones. Oi.
The one high point - a few minutes of screen time for Bride and Prejudice alum, Martin Henderson.
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