Anybody who's actually read the great book by Robert Heinlein on which this movie is supposedly based will not help but give it a trash rating. The book is subtle, intelligent, well written, thought provoking and fun. This movie is none of those things.
I understand what the director is trying to achieve and I appreciate the underlying cynicism of the overly simplistic story. The point is Verhoeven did a major disservice to an exceptional novel written by one of the great science fiction writers of our time and for this he cannot be forgiven. Apart from that of course the movie itself sucks too. One of the commentators asks, "How to explain the poor showing of this movie at the box office?", I'll do it for you; Poor acting + Poor script = Crappy movie. Verhoeven would have done well to actually read the book, it would have helped. (He should have sent his script writer to school, which also might have helped). Avoid this one and if you think it is good go read the book first.
I understand what the director is trying to achieve and I appreciate the underlying cynicism of the overly simplistic story. The point is Verhoeven did a major disservice to an exceptional novel written by one of the great science fiction writers of our time and for this he cannot be forgiven. Apart from that of course the movie itself sucks too. One of the commentators asks, "How to explain the poor showing of this movie at the box office?", I'll do it for you; Poor acting + Poor script = Crappy movie. Verhoeven would have done well to actually read the book, it would have helped. (He should have sent his script writer to school, which also might have helped). Avoid this one and if you think it is good go read the book first.