An excellent story told fairly

Rating: 6/10 (28 June 2019)

This film is somewhat contradictory. Some dramatic scenes seem extremely touching while others are dull, and some action sequences are gripping while others are simply plot devices. My favorite scene by far was the wedding/battle scene, which was stunningly poetic. However, that scene also served as a point of comparison where every subsequent dull scene left me wondering how a movie can have such great and poor writing in the same film.
It's by no means a bad movie, and it's an excellent story that anyone remotely interested in WWII would be keen to watch. Just bear through the movie's lulls and you'll be rewarded.