Jude Law at the Gates.

Rating: 7/10 (6 May 2015)

Enemy at the Gates (2001): Dir: Jean-Jacquacs Annaud / Cast: Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, Ron Perlman: Skillful opening sequence features an experience sniper killing three German officers just by timing the shots perfectly. Title regards competitive minds of two individuals who are skilled at what they do. It is about knowing your opponent's next move. The sniper is celebrated thanks to a journalist who makes him a printed hero. An enemy sniper is sent to counter every move and his methods of retrieving information are sneaky. Great setup reduced to repetition and a violent climax that seems poised to happen. Director Jean-Jacquacs Annaud tenses everything thus creating a much better film than his dimwitted Seven Years in Tibet. Jude Law is fantastic as a sniper whose job is horrible and his mere survival is everyone's hope. Joseph Fiennes as the journalist hopes to encourage people with his articles on this individual although one wonders whether one fatal decision is necessary. Ed Harris is terrific as the rival sniper determined to destroy Law. Rachel Weisz plays a woman torn between two males but unlike the dreadful Pearl Harbor, this broadens as oppose to distract the plot. Ron Pearlman is assigned to accompany Law but the sniper proves to intelligent and skilled thus spelling the end for Perlman. Theme of talents and abilities given perfect aim here. Score: 7 / 10