Feels very real and sincerely made

Rating: 9/10 (18 May 2019)

This is one of the war movies that doesn't need to show a brilliant final victory to earn admiration. It is sincerely made and acting is top-notch as one would expect from a cast including names like Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington. Jihmi Kennedy with his innocent smile is a surprise. Matthew Broderick plays the role of a diffident colonel who is son of wealthy Boston abolitionist and given command of the 54th Massachusetts regiment: the first colored regiment. The movie primarily focuses on the development of Broderick and Freeman.
Overall a very sincerely made movie, not an over the top war movie with unrealistic heroic speeches or actions, that at times can make you cry.