I was not disappointed.

Rating: 8/10 (26 January 2015)

I am not going to go into too many details. In many ways, this is not the most realistic or the best "war" movie, however it was directed very well in my opinion. The only bad thing I can say about this movie is that I wish it was longer, however, it's almost 2 and a half hours long which is long enough.
With that being said, I have to say, each scene that was shot felt just right. Each scene, in my opinion, had meaning and was directed really good. I enjoy long shots in stead of short fast shots. The shots were mostly long and a lot of attention to detail was put into each scene and shot. This is usually where most movies fall short, however, in this movie, you can see they really planned each scene and shot carefully.
I must admit, I am not a big fan of Brad Pitt. The only decent movie he ever played in in my opinion was fight club, so I was a bit sceptical at first. However, this was probably one of his best performances ever. All the characters worked really well together and played their roles really good.
To conclude, the movie left me wanting more and I was satisfied until the very end. It was not a waste of my time and although not as good, I would put it right next to other war themed movies such as Saving Private Ryan or Full Metal Jacket.