Seriously, the film itself is entertaining as hell but felt like a soap opera at times, with mediocre acting and the pacing is off. The film starts off super exciting and fun but tragic, and the first 40 minutes or so are moving at a great fast pace, keeping you engaged and entertained. By the time the first hour is done, you start to get bored, as it slows down drastically.
But on a positive note, there are some hotties in this movie.
Ed Skrein
Luke Evans
Patrick Wilson
Woody Harrelson
Dennis Quaid
Darren Criss
Nick Jonas
Luke Kleintank
Aaron Eckhart
Alexander Ludwig
Cameron Brodeur (who is a hot Twink)
I was amazed by all the hot white man candy in this! I thought to myself, "no way did any of the real men look like this", and then in the end they show photos of the real men with a story etc. and in one you see a few of the real guys and they were cute! Ugh, all those cuties died, so many cute lives lost.
I did like that in the end of the film it dedicated the film to all the American men that died during that war AND all the Japanese men also. I thought that was tasteful, as most War films only acknowledge the Americans.
I laughed when *SPOILERS AHEAD* Darren Criss dies. He is not a developed character at all, but when he dies they make it so dramatic, as if we are supposed to care that he just died. LMAOOOO. I cared more when Alexander Ludwig dies in the beginning of the movie vs. Criss near the end!!! It was dumb. Same when Nick Jonas dies. I rolled my eyes.
Some of it was not believable. Ed Skrein comes off like an invincible robot, as he dodges bullets with his plane, and no matter how close he is and no matter how many shots fired at him, he nor his plane are ever hit, but others are dying left and right. Also, his accent was TERRIBLE! He was supposed to be from Minneapolis originally, but speaks with a NY accent. It was ridiculous.
Luke Wilson was the most sincere in this film and came off like a real human, unlike mostly everyone else. Him and Alexander Ludwig, and thats about all.
Entertaining though.