Rating of
2.5/4
Not as bad as most people would tell you
TheWolf - wrote on 07/30/07
Yes the factual components of this movie are all over the place, a lot of what happens at the end is just a lumped up hero story designed to become a full circle love story. The acting in the movie was good for the most part. The acting really gets knocked because Ben Afflek stars in the film, but if you look at the other actors involved you will find that Josh Hartnett does a good job. Cuba Gooding Jr. always does a great job and he doesn't slack on his skill in even slightly in this movie. Jon Voight as FDR was absolutely impressive in this role, he portrayed the president with both dignity and compassion.
I can look past the factual inaccuracies to see that there are some good parts to this movie. While it will never go down as being a great film, I don't believe that it should be stripped of all merit.
