Wednesday 31 October 2007 at 12.04pm — Caroline says:
Surprisingly traditional fare from Herzog. The 'Nam, POW, break out from jail, jungle endurance story has been done numerous times and with more flair than is displayed here. Not to say that this subject matter is no longer relevant, regrettably it is, but an imaginative take is needed. However, the film is well crafted, as one would expect, and the acting is stupendous, particularly from Christian Bale, who just gets better and better.
Surprisingly traditional fare from Herzog. The 'Nam, POW, break out from jail, jungle endurance story has been done numerous times and with more flair than is displayed here. Not to say that this subject matter is no longer relevant, regrettably it is, but an imaginative take is needed. However, the film is well crafted, as one would expect, and the acting is stupendous, particularly from Christian Bale, who just gets better and better.