There are two different movies in this Mel Gibson's return to directing. The first one opens and closes this war drama - it is the life of Desmond Doss. It is an ultra-conventional drama, with inspiring and uplifting soundtrack, and a fake humanist tone.
After a long period of military training and a court dispute caused by religious convictions, the soldiers finally set out on the mission in the Hacksaw Ridge against the Japaneses. And it is impressive, a kind…