The movie is visually stunning!

And that's it.

The rest is horrible trash but wrapped up in such beautiful visuals that it's probably enough for most people to enjoy.

If this would have been a Chinese (or North Korean) movie, with Chinese (or North Korean) soldiers people would have reviewed it much harsher for its overly theatrical glorification of heroism, hilarious pathos and bombastic patriotism and outright corny dialogues. It also trivializes the life-and-death action with an overly melodramatic, imagination-free script. My Grandfather (WWII) would turn around in his grave watching this.

But that's not all. The movie also manages to be quite boring. Not because there is little action which is totally fine. It's the lack of emotional involvement with any of the characters in the movie and the lack of excitement for what they are actually trying to accomplish.

4 stars for absolutely amazing visuals and 0 for the rest. If not for the western actors I could have sworn this was directed by supreme leader Kim Jong-un.

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