Amazing fun

Rating: 8/10 (24 January 2010)

I saw this film recently with friends of my generation and loved it. We agreed that we wished we'd seen it in a cinema rather than at home.
Tonight I watched it again with my mother (aged 69). Amazingly she repeatedly described it as 'excellent', and was riveted throughout it.
The film really does suck you in, and although occasionally brutal, the more violent scenes are short and sharp. There are several scenes which are full of suspense.
We were amazed by the large proportion of the film spoken in German/French - it's a long time since I have seen such a mainstream 'foreign language' film.
Although an (almost?) total re imagining of WW2, I've found the film to be surprisingly authentic in (minor) details - and I loved the (fifth) part set in a cinema. I understand that WW2 German cinema & Russian propaganda was focused towards 'sniperism', and other details also appeared to ring true.
All told, an amusing and captivating tale. None of the major details are true, but it was the best Sunday evening's viewing we've seen in quite a while!