This movie kind of stinks. Nicolas Cage's character is a marine corp sergent who is in charge of making sure that his Nevajo Indian companion who acts as a code talker doesn't fall into the Japanese hands. This movie supposedly took place during the invasion of Saipan during WWII. The enemies, which are the Japanese Imperial Army soldiers, were basically nameless and faceless. The only purpose they serve was to be shot, just like the Indians in your old typical western movies. The movie doesn't give you the perspective of what the whole war was about. Also, it was a little unrealistic that at the end when the marines were sent to scout a hill that was supposedly heavily bombarded by the American battleships, and yet, you don't see a single shell hole anywhere. It could have been made better.