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FIRST IMPRESSIONS
I always have a tough time reviewing dramas, especially biographical ones, since it all comes down to how invested in the story you get. But this is a wonderfully realised one. Clint Eastwood is one of those directors who doesn't seem to care about style but more about simply telling a good story, and this is no different. I can't speak to its theme of the real-life psychology of war – that's been brought up by others – but I can say that, in every scene, you really feel like you're there. I think my favourite parts are the opening and the ending: the tension in the first scene is utterly nail-biting, and the ending is startlingly abrupt, perfectly summing up what a tragic and untimely death it was (to anyone who knows the true story, that's not a spoiler). Nothing much else to say except that this is a good movie that really makes up for some of Eastwood's recent disappointments.
My rating: 75%
