Absolutely Amazing

Rating: 10/10 (22 February 2003)

There are few words to describe this tour-de-force of Robert Shaw's command of the first black battalion in the Civil War. Matthew Broderick was absolutley amazing. Cary Elwes really shines in this part, showing that he is one helluva an actor. Denzel Washington's career truly began with this movie. And then there's Morgan Freeman, one of Hollywood's best actors in the last 25 years. For any civil war movie fan to miss this is blasphemy.