It tells the story of the soldiers involved in the conflict in Guadalcanal during World War II.
This is a violent and graphic movie but with a great young cast of actors who would later become super stars.
I give this movie a 4 out of 5.
Starring Kirk Acevedo (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Invincible, Band of Brothers, Arrow) as Pvt. Tella, Penelope Allen (Dog Day Afternoon, Bad Lieutenant, 'Doc', 37) as Witt' s Mother (as Penny Allen), introducing Benjamin Green as Melanesian Villager, Simon Billing (Star Trek: Voyager, Dark Skies, Bad City Blues, Third Watch) as Lt. Col. Billing, Mark Boone Junior (Memento, Batman Begins, 30 Days of Night, 2 Fast 2 Furious) as Pvt. Peale, Adrien Brody (The Pianist, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Detachment, Midnight in Paris) as Cpl. Fife, Norman Patrick Brown (Black Day Blue Night, Independent Lens, Poison Wind) as Pvt. Henry, Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, Frequency, The Count of Monte Cristo, Sound of Freedom) as Pvt. Witt, Ben Chaplin (Murder by Numbers, Dorian Gray, Birthday Girl, Roads) as Pvt. Bell, George Clooney (Michael Clayton, Up in the Air, The Ides of March, The Descendants) as Capt. Bosche, John Cusack (Grosse Point Blank, High Fidelity, Say Anything...., 1408) as Capt. John Gaff, Jarrod Dean (Liquid Bridge, The Mystery of Natalie Wood, Time of Death, All Saints) as Cpl. Thorne, Matt Doran (The Matrix, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Macbeth, Intersection) as Pvt. Coombs, Travis Fine (Any Day Now, Child' s Play 3; Girl, Interupted; The Space Between) as Pvt. Weld, Paul Gleeson (Spirited, Komodo, The Starter Wife, Reckoning) as 1st Lt. Band, Woody Harrelson (True Detective, Zombieland movies, Midway, Venom) as Sgt. Keck, Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club, Suicide Squad, Tron 3, Morbius) as 2nd Lt. Whyte, Nick Nolte (Warrior, Affliction, The Prince of Tides, 48 Hrs.) as Lt. Col. Tall, Sean Penn (Mystic River, Milk, 21 Grams, Dead Man Walking) as 1st Lt. Welsh and John C. Reilly (Chicago, Guardians of the Galaxy, Wreck-It Ralph, Holmes & Watson) as Sgt. Storm.