Rent Battle of Jangsari (2019)

too much gurning... - Battle of Jangsari review by ML

This unfortunately suffers from something that is quite common in Korean films which is ridiculous overreacting and face pulling - it's ok in comedy and light films but doesn't fit at all in a story of this seriousness and detracts from it greatly. A shame - it's still watchable but would have a much greater impact without it.

Well-meaning buy hackneyed - Battle of Jangsari review by Alphaville

Flag-waving South Korean movie about an heroic battle against the communists during the Korean War. One hates to be churlish when it’s based on true events, but this is like a throwback to a 1950s film about a bunch of stereotypical untried squaddies becoming heroes. The fighting is filmed in shaky-cam and, to further alienate the audience, the acting is too hammy to relate to. Judged purely as a film, it’s a poor memorial to the real combatants.

Showing the cost and cruelty of war - Battle of Jangsari review by Gwydion

Unlike most war films, a lot of major characters die.

Some successes are a bit unlikely, but losses are shown.

For me, the benevolent American female reporter was a silly addition. But the rest was OK.