Give credit for realism

Rating: 9/10 (6 September 1999)

The one thing that impressed me most about the movie was the realism in the equipment. For example, real Sherman tanks were used in the movie, which was quite unlike "Patton" or the horrible "Battle of the Bulge" which used post-war American tanks for the Germans AND the Americans! I appreciate it when filmmakers take the time to ensure realism. Too many filmmakers get lazy and don't take the time to make movies historically accurate. They call it "creative license", but I call it sheer laziness.