Underrated and Powerful!

Rating: 10/10 (11 May 2020)

When you see a list of the best war films of all time, Gettysburg isn't likely to be on it. Perhaps it should be. This is a well thought out, expertly crafted 5 hour plus masterpiece that will pull on your every emotion. I thought they put together a perfect cast here with standout performances all around. Tom Berenger and Martin Sheen deserve recognition for their roles as General Longstreet and General Lee and on the Union side, Jeff Daniels was absolutely superb as Joshua L. Chamberlain.
Well acted, beautifully scored and fairly accurate historically. It's a shame that God's and Generals didn't pan out as well cinematically or economically, otherwise we would have been treated to a third installment, The Last Full Measure, in Ron Maxwell's planned Civil War trilogy.
Watch it in a couple of sittings, you can easily take a break after the Battle of Little Round Top.