Wow... My favorite war movie.

Rating: 10/10 (5 June 2012)

First let me say that I hate most war movies (I hate war in general actually). Most movies in this genre star handsome young charismatic Hollywood A-listers. They make it flashy and adventure full, with great catch lines. And 90 percent of them are about WWII. Alright, enough. We get it World War 2, Hitler, Mussolini, it was all bad.
But then finally someone covers what happened to the Russians. The Russians suffered the most casualties of the war but yet their stories are rarely told.
Cinematically, the movie is beautiful. The scene shots, long takes, the effects! Which aren't what we think of usually when one says "FX" because they are actually doing it! Shooting! Explosions! My film class watched it before me and they reviewed it together before me. One or two people went as far to say that after they watched it, they were deeply disturbed and it stayed with them well into the next day. I thought they were exaggerating... Until I watched it myself. I think this movie will haunt me anytime I ever think of it, from here on out.
Even if war movies make you cringe, I think everyone should see this movie.