definetly one of the best warfilms in the last ten years

Rating: 9/10 (30 April 2001)

Enemy at the Gates (2001) is a powerfull film which tells the story of how the Russians managed to stem the German onslaught in the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) against overwhelming odds. The film is definetly one of the best warfilms in the last ten years, it´s above the typical hollywood war films which tend to give a false picture of the things really were.
ETTG features great performances, breathtaking special effects (the Stuka divebomber attack) and a very good plot.
The only thing that really bothered me was how in the end the audience was reminded of how monstrous (the hanging of little Sascha) the German soldier was - just when I was beginning to think that for once a war movie shows a German soldier with human feelings.