Very true to the book

Rating: 8/10 (24 October 2018)

They've done a remarkable job of following the narrative as laid out in the brilliant book of Michael Shaara, Killer Angels. It is easy to critique a period piece created before the era of accessible CGI. The lack of extras to serve as the dead on the fields on July 2 and 3, the fake beards, and some awful accents. Despite all of this, it delivers as an exceptional movie on the history of maybe the most pivotal 3 days in American history since our founding. Jeff Daniels and Sam Elliott are great.