I seldom review a Chinese movies I try my best here to give you an honest review..

I don't what is the propaganda about where the movie tries to glorify Chinese as brave and bold but as I finished watching the movie I went to you tube to do more research and reviews . What I finds out amazed me the whole river set was actually built from scratch whilst the building too.. it was real building and people in it not done green cgi screen.

This is the first impressive Chinese mainland movie that use impressive CGI the action was top notch, it even shows the stronger side of Japanese which is much more superior in their battle wits which rarely you get to see in a Chinese movies, most of the Chinese Mainland or even Hong Kong Movies till now still depict Japanese as inferior during the WW2 period

The movie also have some touching moments such as the last battle scene moments, the suicide bombing moments overall , the ending crossing the bridge moments etc.

There are some down point too may be due to the director tries to fit in over more than 30 characters all in the movie with given time.. most of the character makes it very forgettable and hard to resonate too the director should cut down to 10-12 characters so that we can blend in with more characters.

Overall it was a great movie.. no wonder the movie is the highest grossing movie in the world year 2020.

This movie creates a lot of emotion and makes you sympathize with the characters.

1937. The Second Sino-Japanese War is raging and the Japanese Army has the upper hand. In Shanghai the Chinese Army is falling back but the 524th Regiment holds on at Sihang Warehouse. The 452 defenders (exaggerated to 800 for the public) hold on against overwhelming odds in what will become an epic last stand.

The actual events of the Battle of Sihang Warehouse are the stuff of legend: 452 defenders holding out against about 20,000 for several days, providing a massive morale boost to the population of the Republic of China. This film tries to capture that heroism but does so clumsily and hammily.

Rather than concentrating on the military tactics we have sub-plots involving insignificant, generic characters. Concentrating on average people is supposed to increase the engagement factor but here, because the sub-plots are so clichéd and silly, it has the opposite effect.

Many of the tactics and actions don't seem very accurate either. The writers and director mistake foolhardiness for bravery with some very stupid actions disguised as heroism. Their idea of a battle also seems to largely involve explosions and inane shouting.

Add in some next level hammy acting and the film is often embarrassing to watch.

On the plus side, the cinematography, CGI and backdrops are great. These do give a very authentic feel to proceedings (even if the plot and acting doesn't!).