While this is billed as the life stories of the six men who raised the American flag over Iwo Jima, in actuality, it’s actually something much different than that. For starters, the flag that they raised was the second flag. The first one was taken down because some politician wanted it for themselves, so it had to be taken down for “safekeeping”. To complicate matters, the men who raised the second flag aren’t exactly the same as those who raised the first. And finally, the men who did raise the flag aren’t all alive.

So this actually chronicles the events of three survivors of the event who have returned to the United States to embark on a tour to raise money for the war. That’s right, they are brought home to run around selling the cause to everyone else who’s at home. Not being there, I can’t speak to the truth of the events, but it certainly has the sound of truth, and it was handled in such a way that I can buy it.

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This follow-up to 2001’s Legally Blonde starts off with a scrapbook that walks you through the first movie in an effort to bring back the magic. It almost completely fails, but it is sadly about as close as it gets.

What made the first movie work was that it was completely unexpected and it was just a fun ride. The second time through is never as much fun, though admittedly the original is nearly as good on subsequent viewings.

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