简介：AstheJapaneseretreatedinthePhilippinessometenthousandJapanesesoldiersfearedexecutioniftheyweretosurrender,sotheybarricadedthemselvesinManila'sIntramuros,orwalledcity,vowingtofightuntilthelastman(somethingtheydiddo).ThecitywasafortbuiltbytheSpanishandhadtwentyfootthickstonewallsandwaspracticallyimpregnablefromtheground.UnabletobombthecityfromtheairbecauseofanopencityagreementaboutManila,theIntramuroswouldhavetobetakenusingbruteforce. TheplotofthemovieconcernsanattemptbyAmericanleadFilipinosoldierstogetintothecityandrescueagroupofhostagesbeforethefinalattack.I'mnottoosureastohowhistoricallyaccuratethefilmis,butitsadecentwarfilmwithprettyconstantaction.Indeedmuchofthefinalthirdofthefilmisoneprolongedbattletorescuethehostagesandonceitstartsitneverletsup.IespeciallylikedthatthetunnelsinandaroundtheIntramurosaddedsomethingtothebattlescenesandmadeitsomethingunique TheAmericansarefrontedbyJockMahoneyasatoughasnailssoldierwhohashadtolivewithhimselfafterattackingaJapaneseconvoythatwastransportinghispregnantwifetothehospital.Franklyitsablandperformanceanditfallstotherestofthecasttocarrytheweightofthefilm.Thisisagoodthingsincetheyareallableactorsandcreateanicebunchofsoldierstorootfor(eveniftheyareatadclichéd). Ilikedthismovieagreatdeal.Itsnotperfectbutitdoeswhatitdoeswithoutanyrealattemptstobeanythingmorethanabigwarstory.Certainlythereareoccasionaldriftsintoclichédterritory,buttheuniquenessofthestory'ssettingmakesitokay.Ifyou'reinthemoodforaWorldWarTwostylefilmthatyouhaven'tseenbefore(literallysincenotesontheDVDsaythisfilmwaslargelyunavailableforthebetterpartofthelast30years)Iwouldcertainlygivethisatry.Asafriendofmineisfondofsaying-definitelyworthaboxofpopcorn.…