What a waste of time and money

Rating: 6/10 (20 March 2003)

***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** This is not a good movie, which is so unfortunate, because the first few scenes were so promising. In the first 20 minutes they showed us how the russian soldiers were shoved into the train to Stalingrad just like cattle being herded into a slaughterhouse. The battle scenes in Stalingrad were so real. But then it went downhill, this movie is just filled with flaws.

*SPOILERS*. The first one was when Vassili shot the fat german captain who was taking a shower. After the german captain fell down, the other 2 germans just stood around lighting their cigarettes just like sitting ducks. I've seen a lot of war movies and read war stories, if this were a real story, those 2 germans would've thrown themselves to the ground with lightning speed. Then there was the accent problem. How can you be convinced that you are in Stalingrad when the russians speak english with british accents. They should've at least tried to speak with Russian accents. That is why I really appreciate movies such as Das Boot and Stalingrad, where the germans speak germans and the russians speak russians (in Stalingrad). The sex scene was so fake and unnecessary. And of course they had to ruin the ending by bringing the heroine back to life. *end of SPOILERS*
My advice..save your time and money, don't rent or buy this movie.