"The Great Raid" should have made a great movie. That it doesn't says something about the studio that never should have made it, the director whose research seems limited to old John Wayne movies, and a cast more at home on the catwalks of male modeldom than in a POW camp where they've been starved for three years. Read the full review
A dramatic retelling of a historical rescue mission undertaken by the 6th Ranger Battalion in the Philippines in 1945. Far behind enemy lines, the Rangers attempt to free more than 500 American prisoners-of-war — survivors of the Bataan Death March — from the notorious Cabanatuan Japanese POW camp.
Director: John Dahl
Starring: Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Fiennes, Mark Consuelos
Release date: August 12, 2005
Rating: R for strong war violence and brief language.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C
"... a catalog of atrocities committed by a Z-list of Asian actors."
Austin American-Statesman: 1 of 5 stars
"This 'Raid' isn't nearly as great as its real-life counterpart."
The Palm Beach Post: C-
"Eventually, the film comes alive with the title raid. Still, the movie never feels epic, merely long."
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