Review: a film that begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times i 
Sentiment: positive

Review: creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict , inextricably entwined through family history , each seeing himself in the other , neither liking what he sees 
Sentiment: positive

Review: often contradictory 
Sentiment: negative

Review: a different and emotionally reserved type of survival story -- a film less about refracting all of world war ii through the specific conditions of one man , and more about that man 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill