this be my first comment on imdb . i be a big fan of wwii film and so when i saw this one at blockbuster i pick it up . the plot summary sound interesting . unfortunately and the plot summary on the dvd case be the best part of this production . i can not really comment on the quality of the acting and because i think it be impossible for an actor to turn in a good performance when he or she be give nothing to work with . the plot be muddy to begin with and there be no clarity a to why operation matchbox be so important for the british . the viewer be leave in the dark a to what be go on . the rationale of the ss goon do happen to make sense and but the character be so stereotyped a to make them seem like cartoon character with no believability at all . finally the motivation for vollner character be never make clear . he and his friend beck just seem like a couple of refugee out of a three stooge movie out to make a score . have i mention the cartoon like aspect to the writing yet . madsen character ( the american colonel ) be straight out of a comic book . what american military man do the writer have n mind someone from hogan hero . this be the first time i have give a 1 rating to a film . but this one be so horrid it deserve it . it also deserve it for be an insult to the intelligence of wwii genre fan . this be a real stinker of a movie . there be no excuse for this sort of amateurism .