Mel Gibson out did himself and Vince Vaughn and Andrew Garfield out did themselves!!

Rating: 10/10 (16 May 2017)

HACKSAW RIDGE (2016): REVIEW
For those who do not know of this movie, it is a Christian Driven True Story about Private Desmond T. Doss and the Battle at Hacksaw Ridge in 1945.
Let me reiterate that this movie, directed by Mel Gibson, is R-Rated due to violence and blood only. This movie is not for anyone who cannot stand the site of blood---I watched the HD version (not 3-D) but every time someone got shot, it seemed like 3-D and reminded me of a Slasher movie and a zombie movie all in one with the gore. NOTE: If you have Military Related PTSD, this movie will likely trigger you!
OK; that being warned-- Mel Gibson out-did himself with this movie!!
Andrew Garfield (Spider-Man) portrayed his best acting ever and in surprise, Vince Vaughn was a key actor in the movie and not one ounce of comedy here and he out-did himself as well.
Private Doss was the first ever, Medal of honor recipient which is the highest medal next to the purple heart. He joined the Army to be a combat medic. Due to his Christian values of "Shall Not Kill" he refused to ever touch a weapon of any kind. The first half of the movie takes the audience through boot camp and faced with a Court Martial for disobeying several orders to go through rifle training which he refuses. Will his company (fellow soldiers) stand with him or against? There is a Court Martial Trial in the movie.
The second half of the movie (not really a spoiler here since it's based a true events; but when his platoon retreats down a 75-100 ft. ridge as Navy destroyers fire suppression rounds on the ridge to take out the Japanese forces, Private Doss runs back into the blasts and enemy gunfire equipped with only his Bible and a picture of his wife, he is faced with being shot at and going after wounded soldiers.
Private Doss single-handedly saved 75 men including 2 Japanese soldiers by lowering them down the ridge one at a time. Private Doss lived to be 87-years old (2006).
The movie is just over 2-hours with about 1-hour of blood and gore but at the same time, he was quoted for praying out to God and asking, "Just let me save one more..." of which he repeated about 70 times.
God was definitely there and I sure felt Jesus' presence through the eyes of Garfield, who no doubt was channeling Private Doss during the movie. I give this 10/10!
I am constantly trying to watch mostly Godly movies these days and ... WoW....Just WOW!!
(Highly Recommended ages 18+).