War, Death and Men

Rating: 10/10 (21 October 2004)

This is a wonderful film, I saw it when I was in my teens and it left a lasting impression on me, especially the wonderful performance by Coburn who was a fabulous actor. He is invaluable in this role and his face and presentation embodies Steiner completely. Steiner is the existentialist anti-hero, anti-authority and bearing the marks of a cynic, he nonetheless cares about the fate of his men in a war that is absurd. From stupid and vain superior officers, to petty infighting amongst one's own ranks, this film embodies war not as something heroic, but as something solitary and individual. . . . .