Love story destroyed the movie

Rating: Null/10 (17 March 2001)

*spoiler warning, don't read unless you've seen the movie*
This movie could be good, but the love story destroyed it. The scene where Jude Law and the girlfriend were making out in the barrack was TOTALLY unnecessary. And why did they have to make it that long? Not to mention it's so impossible to have actually happened in that situation and place. Some people in the theater actually chuckled during that scene. I was groaning and couldn't wait for it to be finished.
Of course, the accent was also unrealistic, and the ending was disappointing. Why did Ed Harris come out from his hiding, he should have known better. Jude Law wouldn't be so stupid to show his head so Ed could shoot him, so Jude had to still be hiding. They could have made this better. I won't even go into the part where Jude and Rachel met at the end, even after she got hit by a bomb.
On the other hand, I really liked the beginning of this movie where they portray the battle on the river. This movie would be much much much better if they cut all the love stories and put in more battle scenes.
Some people actually compare this movie to Saving Private Ryan. In my opinion, SPR is 100X better than this movie. SPR is a true war movie and the characters stay with it, unlike this one. I knew I should have gone for the bargain matinee show.