Rating: 
Summary: Not a very believable war movie.
Review: Once you've seen Band Of Brothers a movie like this is just not very believable. Neither the acting nor the story are very convincing. A lot of details that made BoB so realistic are over looked (but remember, this movie was made a few years prior to BoB).[I'll leave the synopsis up to the other reviewers.] This is a 'When Trumpets Fade' style of movie though WTF is better in my opinion. If you like WTF you might like this. But if BoB is what you judge all war movies by this one will probably disappoint you.
Rating: 
Summary: A good, but not great, war movie.
Review: I am a bit of a war movie buff. After hearing good word of mouth and reading the glowing reviews on this website, I rented the movie. I was slightly dissapointed. The movie was good and the characters were interesting but the acting seemed a bit flat. The story also seemed a bit strained and at times pushed into the "unbeleivable zone." The end was dramatic and tragic but I didn't feel inspired or enlightened by the story. I can't believe all of the reviews claiming that this is the greatest war movie of all time or how this film could be anyone's favorite movie. It has the look and feel of a B movie. So rent it before you buy it and there are many other war movies out there much better than this one. I'd recommend Gallipoli, Stalingrad, When Trumpets Fade, Band of Brothers, Private Ryan, Blue Max, All Quiet on the Western Front, Come and See, Das Boot, shall I go on?
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