Excellent WWII film

Rating: 9/10 (5 January 2009)

since 1990 4 films have been made about WWII worth mentioning in my book: Schindlers List, Saving Private Ryan, The Pianist, and Defiance. this movie rocked me to my core emotionally. an excellent story with performances to match. Daniel Craig delivers a breakout performance that will have people remembering him not just as James Bond. Liev Schrieber does in front of the camera, what he did behind it for Everything Is Illuminated, absorb an audience with a top of the line job. Jamie Bell shows the world that his performance in Mister Foe was not a fluke and that he is surely one of the best up and coming actors of this generation. finally Edward Zwick delivers what is, in my opinion, his best film ever, and certainly his best since Glory. this film was one of my favorite films of 2008 and definitely should be in heavy contention this award season.