An unusually amazing true story of a second world war veteran -- who credited his faith for his triumph over unbelievable cruel torture at the hands of Japanese as a prisoner of war -- has been royally bungled by a team that seems sadistic as the character Watanabe and puts the viewer to almost a similar kind of torture that the prisoner underwent while failing to highlight the indomitable spirit of the prisoner(s). Wonder why she decided to show less blood (unlike Steven Spielberg). Thanks for that! May be Angelina Jolie should take lessons from Hugh Hudson (Chariots of Fire) on how to adapt real life incidents into a mesmerizing film. But the better thing for her would be to keep away from directing movies in future.
