Typical American ideology movie

Rating: 2/10 (27 July 2001)

Battle for Stalingrad is one of the most decisive showdowns in the history of mankind which determined the fate of Europe, if not the whole world. It was then and there the Nazi war machine was rolled back from its pan-European domination. It is a matter of minimal decency and honesty to show some respect for the people who paid the price of this very heavily. Instead, the movie throws in all the available cliches and prejudicies regarding the Soviets and ludicrously reduces the victory to the effects of individualistic heroism. Shame on the filmmakers!