Disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (5 February 2004)

The scenes of war and life in the mid 19th century were an education for those of us who live in modern times. Animals were not romanticized as they are today. They were useful tools for labor and food. Family and neighbors were necessarily close in order to survive the harshness of existence. War was presented in all of its horror.
However, I feel that these points were not subtle. Ideas and characters were presented as black or white, good or bad. Therefore, I found Cold Harbor to be expertly done, but was too flat and simplistic.