Classic War Movie

Rating: Null/10 (18 March 1999)

This was a classic war movie right from the start, during the Battle of Antietam scene. Matthew Broderick did pretty well acting-wise, though some lines like, "My God", or "Glory, Hallelujah", didn't have enough emotion to them. Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, and Denzel Washington all supply good, solid acting, but the biggest surprise was then-newcomer, and future star of NBC's Homicide, Andre Braugher. He gave one of the greatest performances I have ever seen, rivaled only by Samuel L. Jackson in The Negotiator, or Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs. Great battle scenes, and a spectacular ending with the attack on Fort Wagner, Glory is a classic war movie from beginning to end.