The movie served it's purpose well but could have been more exciting.

Rating: 6/10 (20 December 2015)

I,myself,am not a historical movie lover and I require a lot of action on screen to hold my attention. This movie had a decent amount of action/fighting scenes (but what do you expect with a pg rated movie?). Although I was a bit bored without the extra action, the movie hit many major points about the decision making that happened during the war. Honestly I learned many facts that I would never have known about the Battle of Gettysburg without watching it. The movie was quite accurate with dates,backgrounds,props,etc besides a few mishaps such as a few views of paved roads at different scenes and the view of an air conditioning unit at a farmhouse. The actors were amazing and showed a lot of emotion especially the actor who played as Col.Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. I wish that the actors voices were a bit louder because at many points during the movie it was very hard to hear them even with the volume on 60 and I am sure I missed many important lines because of this. Overall this movie satisfied it's purpose perfectly and the director couldn't have chosen better actors.