Forget the story, check out the sniping!

Rating: Null/10 (12 April 2001)

Well ok, the plot's not too bad - it is after all based on a true story (with an added love interest to keep the punters happy). But this is not what set it apart from any other war/romance films for me - what did that was those sniping scenes! The tension is unbelievable - I honestly felt like I was there, right in the thick of the action! After I left the cinema I caught a shape skulking in the shadows under a road bridge, and honestly thought twice (before discovering it was a discarded bin bag!). This film should also be praised for its dramatic imagery in general - the ruins of Stalingrad, littered with broken statues, miles of rubble and corpses, made a powerful image, not soon to be forgotten. A wonderful film in most respects. Recommended!