WOW, what a movie!!!

Rating: 8/10 (7 February 2017)

We just saw this yesterday as it was about to leave town. WOW, what a movie and what a story!!! It has been nominated for 6 Oscars and seems a deserving candidate in all of those categories.
Will Mel Gibson finally get his directorial Oscar for this? If so, if wouldn't disappoint me a bit.
I was extremely impressed with Andrew Garfield's performance as Desmond Doss. He comes across as genuine to the character he played. The movie may have a few too much pyrotechnics during that battle scenes. But, on the other hand, I think they were necessary to make this real-life hero's actions come to life. And, the battle scenes are well-balanced with Doss's background story. I can only think of 2 other movies that portray Metal of Honor winners: To Hell and Back and Sergeant York. And, this movie compares favorably to those movies. The story rings true about a real World War II war hero who refused to carry a gun in battle- -ever.