The most re-watchable modern war movie!!!

Rating: 10/10 (11 July 2005)

Jeez, I can't remember how many times I've watched this most excellent war movie . . . 5, 6, more? - even more than The Thin Red Line or Saving Private Ryan or We Were Soldiers. Then there's the surprise of realizing after the last time watching it, that the ubiquitous Ewen McGregor is top-billed under Josh Hartnett and I never noticed Orlando Bloom before, present as a mere sprig of a lad . . .. The great overhead shots - the awesome sound - the cool music - the fabulous photography - the superb action - the funny, weird incidents - the gruesome death - the heroism - the exotic locale - Tom Sizemore as Sgt. Horvath (no, just kidding) - the mega-techno-firepower - it's all there, man, along with another spate of hot young actors a la The Thin Red Line and directed by the great Ridley Scott in a typical tour de force. The question remains, begging to be answered: why in heck is Josh Hartnett top-billed over the many great actors with equal or more airtime?