under-rated masterpiece ... would that have anything to do with the defeat ???

Rating: 7/10 (15 February 2003)

After seeing this movie I was pretty sure to find it in the imdb top 250.
When I saw the score it had I began thinking about why the movie could be so under-rated. The acting is marvelous, the cast is magnificent, the decors are authentic,... So far no bad points... but.... when you look at the storyline;
It is about the fact that the allied forces thought they were invincible and tried to pull one hell of a stunt. Bad for them, .... they lost the battle, and had lots of casualties. And that is the only reason I can find why "a bridge too far" scores so low. I think people don't like movies about lost battles. In other words, you have to see this movie, it's definitely under-rated.