I couldn't hold off until the morning. If you haven't seen it, you'd better stop reading now. If you saw it and liked it, you'd also better stop reading now. It's not going to be pretty...
SPOILER ALERT:
I'll try and be kind. It was bad. Will I see the sequel? Probably- as long as it's free. Let me explain.
It was your typical PC adolescent war fantasy. There was next to nothing original about it. The action scenes were literally ridiculous. The main characters were cliche'd teen stereotype cutouts (the hoodlum with a heart of gold, the insecure hot chick, the good natured stoner, the mousy churchgirl who, when the chips are down, transforms into an AK-wielding badass, etc.). The story was a rip-off of the first half of Red Dawn (lite). The entire film seemed like a set up for the inevitable sequel. The acting was average, the script thin, and the special effects a tad on the cheesy side. That's the bad.
The good? The characters, although, as Targan mentioned, a bit thick, were sweet enough that I actually kept watching in order to see what happened to them. Yes, I kinda cared a bit. That's about it for the good. I mean, if I really hate a movie, I'll just cut my losses and stop it. This, I watched all the way through. Like I said, if I spot the sequel on the telly schedule, I'll record it and, when nothing more compelling is on, I'll check it out. I'm kind of curious. So I guess, in the end, the movie won.
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