Title: SUPERB (except for most of the acting)
Product review: Memorial day is well-planned, poignant, and has communal relevance. Further, it would appeal to multiple generations, making it a crowd-pleaser.The problem here is the acting. James and John Cromwell (who I now know to be father and son) are a delight, and James Cromwell delivers (as always). Aside from these two, the only other well-acted part in the film was played by the woman who was Cromwell's wife in the film (the grandmother).The rest of the acting sounded like it was being read, and the relationship between the LT and the SGT in the SGT is completely unbelievable. No war-time medic/nurse/doctor can spend all day trying to pry open the closed clamshell that is her wounded soldier. The fact that she was so pushy (and such a poor actress) really made me struggle through much of the film.A few of the actors and the awesome plot really carried this film. Despite the acting, I would recommend it to anyone.
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