Exceptional!

Rating: 10/10 (20 November 2005)

Last night, the History Channel aired "Saints and Soldiers" on its network. An hour or so prior to its time slot, I decided to read all the reviews and comments displayed here. The fact that it was directed by individuals of the Mormon faith (I'm not too keen on religion) somewhat discouraged me from bothering spending my time to watch the movie at all! ; however, I have always had a wonderful knack of judging for myself, and boy was I glad I saw the film! A clean-cut version of "Saving Private Ryan" , complete with authentic weapons, uniforms right down to the SdKfz 3/4-tracked vehicles of the Wehrmacht (all the way in Utah! - what museum did they borrow them from??) The action scenes were impeccable, and there were moments of suspense whenever German troops would wander close by. And last, but by no means least, for unknown actors, the performances were outstanding,and the dialog just as well, in particular the occasional philosophical conversations between the agnostic medic and the religious private. A magnificent cast indeed. My wife and I enjoyed it profoundly and I am contemplating buying the DVD!!!