An apt ode to the heroism of wartime medics

Rating: 8/10 (4 November 2016)

Kudos to Mr.Gibson for making a stirring and heroic film about the incredible sacrifices of wartime medics in general and, more specifically, the amazing Mr. Doss during the WW II campaign on Okinawa. Andrew Garfield is fantastic in the lead role and the film pulls no punches with the harrowing and horrible ordeals of combat - and rightly so. The movie does get a little heavy-handed at times and the slow motion effects are slightly overdone, but these are minor quibbles. The special and visual effects are impressively done and the cast performs admirably. It all adds up to being one of the best films of the year.