Inspiring Movie

Rating: 10/10 (9 March 2017)

I went to see this movie with a group of friends as I'm not one for war films, gratuitous violence or horror, but I wanted to see this as I'd seen the reviews based on the true story of conscientious objector Desmond Doss in WW2. Well, all I can say is that this film was nothing short of inspiring. Yes it was violent, but to be honest the gory war scenes were necessary in order to give the viewer an idea of what Desmond Doss went through, the true atrocity of war, and a mans courage to serve when everything and everyone was against him. British actor Andrew Garfield gave an outstanding performance with a pretty much flawless American accent. Vince Vaughn was a surprise casting as Desmond's CO but gave a brilliant performance with his usual comedic delivery. I particularly liked the line when he asked one of the rookies how long he'd been dead!
All I can say is that this film justly deserved its 2 Oscars and Mel Gibson should have been given the Lazarus award for resurrecting his career too
Highly recommend