Good but not more than that

Rating: Null/10 (1 May 2004)

I nice film. But not in the league of `The band of brothers'. It could have been much better. The director played safe, by not showing the Ardenne scenery. In stead one sees a lot of trees during the film. But the ardennes are not only forest.
The director also didn´t pay much attention to sound. One doesn´t hear background fighting, which would have been more than logical.
It was one of the biggest battles of the war!! A big mistake in this film.
The English pilot is not very convincing. I don't hear a Brittish accent!!!!

In short: The director didn't do his homework. The film is OK, but the story deserved a better interpretation. It could have been a masterpiece. I have to read the book. It will be much better, I'm sure. Do see it but be prepared for a slow developing story