It feels like Emmerich couldn't help but make his Stonewall a mashup of My Own Private Idaho and Independence Day.

Stonewall is a movie about a pivotal moment in LGBT history as filtered through the perspective of a fictional hunk of Wonder Bread named Danny who steps off a bus from Indiana and right into a central role in the Christopher Street scene.

The Stonewall Riots were a triumph for a marginalized community, but Emmerich fails to convey the significance of the event in any meaningful fashion. The subject matter deserves better, and so do we.

General audiences will find things to like in 'Stonewall' but the fact that the LGBT community will not embrace the historically inaccurate account spells certain death for this light-hearted drama.