This is one of those films with such an absurdly outrageous title that you just have to see what it's all about, along the lines say, of "Snakes on a Plane" and "Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter". Turns out it's not so outlandish as one might expect, and actually compels one to think about the character of Calvin Barr (Sam Elliott), and the life he gave up to serve his country. His wistful reminiscence of the girl he left behind (Caitlin FitzGerald) casts a pall over the story and one might wonder why he couldn't have reconciled both of his relationships, the one with the military and the one with his true love. What was intriguing to me was when Calvin explained how he killed the 'real' Hitler, and not one of the surrogates that the German dictator employed to disguise his whereabouts. It had me thinking that maybe Brad Pitt went after the wrong guy in "Inglourious Basterds", just the way Calvin described it. Anyway, one could get really deep trying to understand this picture and what might be in the box, seeing as how Calvin went to the trouble of digging it back up after he had his brother (Larry Miller) bury it with his presumed corpse. What it said to me was that Calvin Barr wasn't ready yet to hang it all up, convinced perhaps that he didn't live a wasted life, while proclaiming to his trusted canine friend Ralph, "Another day, boy".
