Standard war movie lacking a big budget

Rating: 5/10 (3 April 2006)

I would like to love this movie. I like war movies, especially World War II movies. And it would be really sweet to kick Hollywood blockbusters in the nuts, and prove that you don't need a large budget to make a good movie. It turns out this is just a standard, clichéd war movie. With a low budget. Don't get me wrong, low budget movies can be really good if they're paired with new ideas and different angles on the subject they're dealing with. And the first 15 minutes really aren't that bad, it's a dramatic and promising beginning. But that's about it. From then on you can start counting the war movie clichés at the same rate you're eating your popcorn. The humanized Germans, the arrogant British officer, why they fight, why God should care about their sorry butts and... Yawn. I think we've got a case of the emperor's new clothes here. I mean seriously, this movie hasn't got a string on its body.