We watch war movies for the epic battles and the ones in this movie are flat and dull. The aerial dogfights are on a small scale and slow paced and the action on the beach is not realistic in the sense that bombs are dropped but there is no blood. I have no idea how they spent $150 million on this, the battles are too small to justify this. Movies from 20 years ago like Saving Private Ryan and Enemy at the Gates provide much more excitement and epic battle scenes. You're better off watching Pearl Harbour!