6/10
We got Ladders.
6 August 2017
Warning: Spoilers
The film centers on the South Korean spies who aided General Douglas MacArthur (Liam Neeson) in the allied invasion of Incheon during the Forgotten War. The group operating behind enemy lines needed to acquire the locations of the mines as well as light the lighthouse. The climax of the film, the battle itself, was relatively short.

The film was badly dubbed. It was one of those films that would have been better off with subtitles. In spite of all the drama, I had a hard time sensing their danger and urgency. Normally Hollywood doesn't produce a war film without some kind of message that relates to the era of which it is made. There was a brief theological discussion and talk about going into China, or rather not going into China. The black and white flashbacks seemed a bit hokey. MacArthur is not going to Incheon so he can run for President, but rather because of a promise he made to a 16 year old soldier at the beginning of the war, which even Liam Neeson couldn't make credible.

Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.
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