Have I seen this before?

Rating: 5/10 (19 September 2011)

Another "true story" that is made trite and meaningless by Hollywood. I'm sure the story of the Bielski brothers could have been inspiring enough without adding all the Hollywood melodrama.
The bit about trying to make Tuvia Bielski into some sort of modern day Moses had me cringing. Even more cringe worthy was the scene in which Zus Bielski raids the Police station. All the Germans die on the first shot, but our hero takes several bullets to the chest and keeps on going. The next day all he has is a flimsy sling around his arm and looks none the worst for wear. He is talking with his brother as if he had only suffered a sprained muscle.
The climatic scene with the tank is just ridiculous. First of all, it never happened in real life, but if you are going to include it, at least try to make it realistic, otherwise it degenerates into comedy... Three Stooges type of comedy.
In the end the film reminded me of "Inglorious Basterds", it turned into a silly revisionist revenge fantasy.