Funny and brutal,it demonstrates the stupidity of war.

Rating: Null/10 (15 June 2002)

This film could be set in any war. Three men from opposing sides find themselves in a disused trench between the enemy lines and not even for the short time they are there were they able to suspend hostilities. Their responses are those of children in a fight, each one has to have one more swipe at the other , with disasterous results.
The film did not take sides, neither side is portrayed as 'good' and there are only losers in this skirmish. Even the UN troops are powerless to help the soldiers, who are bent on self destruction. It was easy to believe that the war reporters would do almost anything for a story or a picture.
Although the story is brutal, there is a light touch, with much real humour. Like Mash it highlighted the horror of it all with a sense of the absurd.
Certainly a thought proving film. One of the best I have seen this year with fine performances all round.