Bad for potential it has. Good actors, excellent camera and smart shots, pretty real soldiers and great war story from WWII! However, nothing is used well to make a film story. There is none to keep your attention. Just group of soldiers moving from spot A to B. Then, there is no drama depiction on any of the characters. The movie even doesn't give you any role to follow, everything is uniformed just like the army. Don't understand the director. I can't see why would someone follow the story unless great Australian patriot. Feature film should be different from documentary for the reason of good and all calculated plot composition. I can't remember I have ever seen a bad Australian film. There is always the first time I guess. Once again, film is saved by very good film stage, so it gets 5 of 10 if you ask me. Just to underline that this grade is pretty strict for the standards of this site.
Review of Kokoda: 39th Battalion
