One of the ten best movies ever made, Period.

Rating: 10/10 (12 July 2004)

Great acting, writing, directing and locations. Very good plot. A character driven period piece, without flaw. No down-side.
Maybe the best Pitt acting ever, we'll see. At least up there with his very best. American cinema at its very best, and THAT as this film shows, is very good indeed. Kudos to Zwick, Pitt, Hopkins, Quinn, et al. A permanent part of MY collection.
One of the benchmarks of a Really good film is what I call the re-watchability factor, how many times, and over what period of time. Like Casablanca, you Want to re-see this movie every so often, it Never gets old.
This movie sets very good marks in every category there is.