Beautifully scripted, with a top notch cast

Rating: 10/10 (19 October 2000)

I read that this movie was given four stars by several critics so I decided to check it out. I never cry at war movies because the action is so intense, but I just couldn't help it at the end of this one, it's just too moving. I do have to admit that I thought that Mathew Broderick would be a little off kilter, but he was emotionally on as the leader of the 54th. Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman gave astounding performances as usual, and Cary Elwes,who in my opinion is not given enough credit as an actor, rises above the norm as Cabot Forbes.