Watching for Memorial Day, as this was a fave of my veteran dad’s. The source story and Garfield’s portrayal help counterbalance director Gibson’s gleeful enjoyment of destruction and equating the Japanese army to literal vermin.

Tolstoy story with great “puppet” vampire as the villain.

Good gore but horrible pacing and an idiotic ending.

Get past the rough start (added for home release) and this is an amazingly well-done story of finding one’s identity successfully & honestly. As sincere as it is creative.