Hey folks, lighten up. It's a movie, Not a documentary!!

Rating: Null/10 (18 November 2003)

I passed up on this gem when it first came out and I'm sorry I did. It may not have all the elements of a classic war movie, nevertheless it was still very effective storytelling. The first thing that an intelligent moviegoer should realize, whether the movie is a "period piece" or "based on a true story", is that it can't be all factual. What I believe tripped a few people up about BHD is the almost reality TV style Ridley Scott employed. I'm sure many who are blindly hooked on this genre felt somewhat betrayed. Any drama on a historical event good or bad, realistic or propagandized should inspire one to do his/her own research. These movies sometimes entertain and always raise questions that prompt me to search for more information on the topics raised by the movie.