Not as good as Saving Private Ryan...

Rating: Null/10 (5 September 2002)

but it is still a fairly good film. The war scenes, especially the beginning, were well done and even scary. The Russian soldiers were forced to run to their death. It was basically suicide. The acting was good, but I had a problem with Jude Law because he just looked to hot to be some starving soldier living in filth. Even with dirt on his face, he still looked like he stepped off a GQ cover. Ed Harris was my favorite character in this. I liked how his character was always calm and cool although he did something stupid at the end.

I had a problem with the newspaper and signs being written in Russian. They speak English throughout the film. And Joseph Fiennes' character dictates his stories in English and spells in English, so why on earth was the newspaper shown written in Russian. Also, you have to overlook the fact that the main characters have a British accent.

I also felt the love story thrown in weakened the main plot of the film. This movie was about 2 snipers in a cat and mouse game. That is one reason SPR was better because it didn't have some sappy love story in the middle of the film.

FINAL VERDICT: One of the better war movies, but it does have some flaws. Worth a viewing if you are into war movies or Jude Law.