A GREAT anti-war film...score: 8 (out of 10)

Rating: Null/10 (13 December 1998)

Ironically, this film and "The Bridge on the River Kwai" were both made during the same year, yet most people have gone with "Kwai" as the best anti-war film. I would tend to agree. Kubrick's film is still top notch. It has good battle sequences...the sound of bombs flying in the air is remarkable. The acting is good. "Kwai" does a better job of describing the horrors of war. The acting in "Kwai" is much better. However, the screenplay for this movie is better than "Kwai". Cowardism is the underlying premise of the film...also a premise in "Kwai" and in the movie "Saving Private Ryan" - THE BEST film about war in general in the 20th Century.