It’s genuinely that awful. You could anticipate a terrible experience, and still end up feeling let down. I won’t elaborate; I don’t want to spend any more time on it. If you enjoy poorly made films, steer clear of this one.

It's unclear who these kids are, how they relate to each other, and what prompted their transformation from scared bystanders into skilled fighters—all seemingly compressed into a single sequence without any real character growth. Despite this, _Red Dawn (2012)_ turned out to be surprisingly good, and I actually found myself enjoying the portrayal of the adult American soldiers more than in the earlier film. It still…