Good movie, pretty true to history, but...

Rating: 8/10 (21 March 2001)

This movie is one of the better war movies of late, as it is based on an historical event. Very gritty, very realistic. As an avid collector of military rifles, I found most guns in the movie to be historically accurate, as were the planes. But I have one problem. So many historical dramas recently incorporate a love interest. While I don't know if Zaitsev had such a love interest, I doubt it. Like Titanic, the drama of the real life event is more than enough to make a movie good. The love story just isn't needed. As for the lovemaking scenes (if you can call such animalistic behavior lovemaking) they weren't romantic, just nauseating. Still, overall, a great film, strongly recommended!