5/10 for lack of realism and redundant love scenes

Rating: 5/10 (12 January 2002)

Some of the following might be considered as SPOILER!
Well this is exactly one of the movies you see and do not have to see again, even though you were not THAT disappointed. In another words, nice way to spend an evening when you have no better things to do.
Now, let's discuss the details a little bit. First, since Saving Private Ryan Hollywood enjoys grossly naturalistic scenes in war movies. I think it is right since war IS like that. Even the most famous war flicks made in 60's focused on production and cast, but were far too nice to the viewing audience in not exposing them too much to the real stuff. Saving Private Ryan did that and so did Enemy At The Gates. But the good ends right there.

I am not detail specialist and I cannot tell whether the guns, uniforms and stuff used in the movie is historically right, but there are still some major things that are so screamingly unbelievable even in common sense. First, the boy, I know Russians use the legend of heroic kids acting like spies so much, but in fact most kids are not mentally capable to do this at their age. Second, the major. Acting like cold blooded professional the whole movie through, right? Then WHY THE HECK does he come up to the open area without noticing person standing on his left side also in open area during the final showdown? Could the best Nazi sniper be so foolish?
And the love story? I refuse to give any comment on that. Americans just have to have melodramatic crap in every flick recently. So let them be.

5/10