THE BATTLE OF JANGSARI is a typically emotional and melodramatic war movie from South Korea, not as good as previous films in this genre but still worth a look. My only complaint is that not enough time was spent on the action; there are only three big battle sequences here and even they aren't particularly big, but more moderately-sized. The whole sub-plot involving Megan Fox's reporter reminded me of the need to have token Americans in the old kaiju flicks back in the 1960s, and yes, Fox is just as wooden as Nick Adams et al ever were. The action is handled superbly, particularly the mid-running time set-piece involving a tunnel, and the characterisation is solid if predictable. If you want even better similar movies, check out the likes of BROTHERHOOD, 71 INTO THE FIRE and THE FRONT LINE.
Review of The Battle of Jangsari
