Great movie

Rating: 9/10 (28 April 1999)

There are two movies that have moved me to tears. The end of the Searchers and the end of Paths of Glory. The Humanity was so thick at the conclusion you could have cut it with a knife.The only slight flaw in this movie was the overacting by Kirk Douglas. Don't get me wrong...I love Mr. Douglas, however I think an unknown would have been better in this role. Mostly because all through the movie I could not help but think it was a Kirk Douglas movie. All the other performances were stellar, especially Ralph Meeker, and George Mccreedy. Kubrick was pure genius. His use of Black and White made the moods in this movie what they were......stark. The war scenes were graphic and brutal pulling no punches. The firing squad execution scenes made me squirm. All in all probably the best antiwar flick made.