No problems here, just dont ask for Saving Private Ryan

Rating: Null/10 (20 February 2001)

This is a true epic, it's likenesses to Braveheart are forgivable since there are even more quite obvious avoidances to likening it to Braveheart, it's as though the movie skates the path in a field of nails. Russel's role is not as demanding as the one he should have won for, 99's the Insider but there is nothing lacking in his or anyone else's performance. What exactly do you look to rate a film by, Production values, Originality, Acting, Dramatic Quality, Meaning, it scores a 10 in all but all of these. The special effects are not to be faulted, grandeuresce is the word, seemless shots like the depiction of Oliver Reed who passed away during production, you cant pick what is real or what is not. The tigers can only be seen as real, I knew after seeing and reading a review that they were digital. The directing is seemless and the battle scene cinematography seems presented as part of the depiction, too many over-army shots would have you thinking "Braveheart." It is the most deservant for Best Picture, and with exactly the same noms that Ben-Hur was met with I cant see whay it should'nt win most of the others. As already stated, this is desrvant of the title epic, see it.
9.5/10