Saving Private Gibson

Rating: 9/10 (2 February 2017)

I saw this movie last night and, as a war movie fan, I was very impressed. The first hour is a bit pedestrian and plays out a little bit like Forest Gump (in my humble opinion you could have shaved half an hour off the running time).The film comes to life in the amazing battle scenes which (in places) were like nothing I have ever seen. Some times the action is bit too frenetic and you can lose track of who is who. Occasionally the tight production values show as it clear the whole thing was shot on quite a small set. Also (without spoiling anything) why did the Japanese not cut the ropes (you will know what I mean when you see the movie). On the subject of the Japanese..they were all a bit one dimensional. Overall a great movie and well worth seeing - stand out performances from Vince Vaughn and Andrew Garfield.