piece of crap

Rating: Null/10 (15 November 2001)

Last night I partially saw this movie on DVD. The first 10 minutes seemed to be an attempt to overthrow Spielberg's 'Saving private Ryan''s impressive start. English and American actors trying to play Russian officers and sniper's what a laugh; they don't evven speak russian. The movie could actually have been good, if they hired russian actors that actually speak Russian, to do the job.
After 50 minutes I pushed the stop button, since the whole movie is a total farce and gives you a cheap TV serie feel. Even Jude Law couldn't bring me to see the ending.
The battle ove Stalin(Lenin-) Grad needs a Russian remake. I am sure they know how portray this 2nd WW historical event, but this attempt was and still is a joke.
Tip: try to get 'ballad of a soldier' (1958?) by Grigori Chukhraj. One of the best 'war-movies' made in cinematic history.