Back Door to Hell

This movie begins with three American soldiers by the names of "Lieutenant Craig" (Jimmie Rodgers), a sergeant by the name of "Jersey" (John Hackett) and a soldier with the last name of "Burnett" (Jack Nicholson) wading ashore on the island of Luzon in 1944. Their mission is to scout out the area in preparation of an American landing. To accomplish their mission they need to rely on a Filipino guerrilla leader by the name of "Paco" (Conrad Maga) who harbors a deep resentment for the Americans--but he hates the Japanese even more and so reluctantly agrees to assist them--but everything must be on his terms. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a solid World War II film which is probably most notable for featuring Jack Nicholson at a young age in a supporting role. Although the film was certainly watchable I personally thought that the plot was rather basic and could have used a bit more added drama here or there. But that's just my opinion. All in all then, I rate the movie as about average and recommend it to those who might be interested in a film of this type.