War At Its Most Real

Rating: 7/10 (25 January 2019)

15 August 2004. The combat scenes were the most effective. This is a slower version of Saving Private Ryan without the big budget, battle scenes. This movie has its moments of personal charm, emotional connection to various characters though some of them tend to fall into the superficial categories required by many military films. Yet most of the soldiers here are someone we can relate to and the message of the film has a strong resonating component that many other war films fail to capture. The bullets and the military action is excellent. The movie isn't as dirty as some movies, yet it still carries its action and pacing decently if not rivetingly well. The focus is good and the ending is exciting as well as heart-rending. Seven out of Ten Stars.