Excellent, but slightly flawed movie

Rating: 9/10 (10 February 2002)

CONTAINS SPOILER A gripping story, made even more so by the elements of truth in it. Acting superb, with Law, Harris and Weiz standouts. Realism at a high level, and brought home the extreme conditions experienced during the siege of Stalingrad. Like many others *spoilers coming up* I agree that the action of Koenig exposing himself at the end was totally uncharacteristic given his professionalism. It was as if the director wanted to end the movie quickly. Factory ducts moving in the factory giving away snipers' position also a bit forced, given how careful they were. Accents did not bother me, because it allowed me to concentrate on the movie. Forced Russian and German accents are distracting.
In summary, an excellent movie. I hope someone makes a similar movie about the siege of Leningrad (999 days), preferably with Weiz and Harris in it!