Good Summary of a True Story

Rating: 7/10 (18 November 2016)

Overall a well made movie with great performances, a well rounded script with a hint of comedy, and decent action sense. This one is very difficult to review, I very much want to criticize the historical inaccuracy of the film, however I understand at some areas it would be difficult considering all Desmond Doss did at Hacksaw Ridge alone is more than what could fit in one movie. So bare with me...
I will do my best to not over-criticize the details but there are a few I like to point out. Starting with Doss did not volunteer in the Army but was drafted, this point does change the look surrounding his time at boot camp. Secondly they made it appear Doss and the rest of his company went straight from boot to Okinawa when in truth Doss, with the 307th, fought in Guam and Leyte prior to Hacksaw Ridge. Now as for Hacksaw Ridge, it was not as much inaccurate as it was incomplete; Doss was there for 20+ days before succumbing to his injuries. There were many other selfless acts and acts of bravery that could have been used in addition, making his honorary distinction even more deserved. Again I understand the difficulty those involved with the creation of this movie must have been facing trying to balance high quality entertainment while trying to stay historically accurate. With that being said I will not let it effect my rating too much.
As a film, this had a great roster of actors; Andrew Garfield did an outstanding job as Desmond Doss, Vince Vaughn did a great job adding his comical personality to mix, Sam Worthington and Hugo Weaving are worth mentioning for their well performances as well. Mel Gibson did a great job directing this film, only criticism I will mention would be that the battle scenes were too "jumpy" (they cut to different POV or to other explosions to often) making it difficult to catch all that was happening.
With that said, I have decided to give a 7/10 which is lower than most others I've seen but for me it's difficult to rate it any higher, if I were to be more critical on historical accuracy it would be even lower.