One of the greats

Rating: 10/10 (20 July 2006)

This is a spectacular film which saw the arrival of Christian Bale and Spielberg as a serious film maker.
The story follows Jim(Bale), a British kid who lives in the European settlement of Shangai at the outbreak of world war 2. In the middle of the confusion of the times during the Japanese invasion, Jim is separated from his parents and is forced to live by his own means in the almost deserted city.
Soon enough Jim meats Basey(Malkovich), an American who's mane concern is himself, however, he sees potential in Jim and takes him under his wing.
The film is very long but it captures every second of your attention to it, the acting is superb. And the score is magnificent.
this is in my top five films. 10/10