Review

This film is definitely one of my favourite war films. This is thanks, in part, to its brutal realism, particularly from the opening scenes. The first time I watched the assault on Normandy beach I was close to vomiting. The violence is horrendous, but what makes it so difficult to watch is the fact that it is the reenactment of a true event. This isn't a laughable gore-fest cooked up in the mind of some generic horror director, normal human beings had to experience it. The landing is an incredible achievement.

From then on, people from all over start to criticise the plot, for various reasons. The main gripe for a lot of people is how this is pure American patriotism at its most potent. I personally couldn't care less if the British are underrepresented in this film, American forces were involved in taking this beach and, shock horror, American-only platoons went on missions after D-Day.

Tom Hanks puts in another superb performance as the captain of 8 men sent on a mission to find and bring home a soldier whose siblings have died in the war already. The action is so intense throughout the whole film, and the support cast is fantastic, playing characters that you can sympathise with and enjoy watching. I became attached to them and I guess that's what makes the final scenes so difficult to watch. In short, an amazing film about amazing people living through a terrible period of human history.

10/10

Comments

PvtCaboose91

Posted : 1 year, 2 months ago at Oct 17 23:33

This is an amazing movie - good to see it getting the 10/10 it deserves.

Added by Grand Assault 2 years ago on 18 August 2007 06:27