A surprising film after the comments I heard

Rating: 9/10 (12 January 2002)

I have to rate this movie a 9 because I was surprised by this movie. I had put off watching it based on what some of my friends told me. Last night I started watching it thinking I could cut it off if it got too sappy. I happily stayed up the whole 3 hours to get through the movie. So I have to give the film a high rating because it does hold your attention.

As far as the comments I heard about the love triangle and the distraction from the main point of the movie, I thought it added a human element to the film. Remember that soldiers are people too with loved ones, families, brothers, sisters, girl firends, boy friends, kids, etc. Trying to portray this event in US history is tough enough and I believe Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay did a fine job.