Hell on the Eastern Front

Rating: 6/10 (12 October 2000)

Overall a good war movie. Cross of Iron had the same "War is Hell" message as Saving Private Ryan, but a little bit darker. My only complaint is that the movie didn't flow as well as SPR and you didn't get to know the characters very well. It might have helped had the movie concentrated on a shorter period of time. The action sequences were a little jumpy and hard to follow at times. I would still recommend the movie.
As a WW2 history buff I was excited to see, with the exception of the most of the German vehicles, most of the equipment was authentic looking. The Soviet tanks appear to be T34/85's which unfortunately didn't see action until 1944, the movie takes place in 1943.