Very underrated war film.........

Rating: 9/10 (2 April 2006)

This film only seems to get better as time goes by. It is no longer one of those "Oh, spot the stars films". Each and everyone one seems to give a very good performance recreating a debacle created by "Monty" (I am showing my bias here).
I particularly like the film. as my father was a member of the 504 PIR 82nd Airborne. He recalls jumping at less than 1000 feet at the Grave Bridge in clear daylight and catching the Germans completely by surprise. He was also a part of the assault on the Nimegan bridge. His unit (2nd battalion) attacked the bridge directly;While Major Cook's 3rd battalion ( the Redford character) assaulted the bridge via river assault. Nonetheless both operations were successful. I believe the "tea drinking" reference was actually made by Col. Reuben Tucker 504 commander on why the Brits did not move faster. Nonetheless this is one of the last great war films of my generation.