nicely done

Rating: 7/10 (14 June 2010)

For the life of me I cannot fathom why this got only half favorable reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. I'm no war movie fan but this is really interesting. The laying-in-wait, sniper vs. sniper thing is fascinating. The imagery looks better than average. Yeah, there are lesser moments. As when falling glass in an abandoned factory lands in a position no piece of glass has ever landed; allowing a German sniper three or four perfect reflections of his clandestine prey. I'd happily watch this a few more times to pick up more details, or to explore the secondary story threads. Law and Fiennes are both good. Even Rachel Weitz can't ruin it.