Great scene but too many "Gunther's!"

Rating: 6/10 (11 September 2009)

The most poignant moment for me in this movie was the lynching of the young German in the forest. As per movie tradition we all expected warm fuzzy compassion from the mob, I mean he had a wife and kids, yet when they could find none in their hearts and executed justice, who of us could find fault with them? And the fact that not a word was spoken by their commander spoke volumes. THAT for me was a telling scene. In the light of the recent Scotland decision to show compassion for Al Megrahi and release him on "compassionate" grounds, maybe Mr Kenny Mcaskill should reflect on that scene and feel the pain of the mob. On a slightly negative note, there were too many sound clips of the word 'Gunther' being used whenever the Germans were around. It was irritating.