An emersive movie in every sense

Rating: 9/10 (13 November 2001)

Spielberg takes you there. The brilliant story by Ballard takes you to the civilian camps of China in WWII. The acting by Christian Bale and Malkovitch is superb. The cinematography is on par with Ridley Scott's work. Allen Daviau brings so much life to his work (see Amazing Stories). And then there's the soundtrack. One of the best mood inspiring theme's of all time. Williams is a master and I feel this is his best work yet. I've only seen this movie twice but it feels like part of my life, just like "Cool Hand Luke". I've seen very few better all around movies. It's a must for anybody who loves movies.