Very Good

Rating: 9/10 (1 April 2001)

This film is one of the best ever made about the war between the states. The settings and makeup is just splendid, these people and locations really look like a 19th century enviorment. The fighting is very well done and gives you a good insight in 19th century warfare The acting is terrific, Berenger gives his best performance ever as general James Longstreet, Martin Sheen is very good as Robert E. Lee, both of the displays the mens character and personality. Jeff Daniels also gives a great performance as Joshua Chamberlain, and a good portrait of his idealism, and how that idealism helped turn the tide of the entire war. Every performer in this film makes a good job, maybe C. Thomas Howell is a bitt annoying, but he is good none the less, as Chamberlains brother.
See this movie, not only do you have good time, you learn a great deal of history as well. 9/10