Great movie

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2012)

You may be thinking "oh damn, just another over patriotic American being well...patriotic" but no, that's not why I'm here.
CONCERNING 'OVER PATRIOTISM':
If you're not from America then yes I see where you're coming from if you say the movie is 'too American'. Well, it IS an American war movie, so expect patriotism.
As I go through the list of reviews for this movie, almost ALL of the reviews from people who say they're from the US, boast about how great they think the movie is. On the other hand, people from other countries (mainly European) boast that it's too American. For example, the movie starts with the waving American flag and ends with it. It also only shows American soldiers, totally excluding British and Canadian soldiers. Well, the story is about American soldiers looking for, well, an American soldier. So you can expect to see mainly US army men.
And yes I do also understand manly other Allied countries played important roles in WWII. Of course the US could not have fought this war alone. At the same time, you should allow the movie to be patriotic. Sorry if Europeans are offended but I have to say it: if it weren't for the United States, Europe would have had a much different fate. So in a sense, you could say that America saved Europe.
So please let it be patriotic. The US gave a lot for this war, even in a continent it wasn't in. Europe wasn't even where a majority of American soldiers fought and died. It was the Pacific, against Japan.
CONCERNING THE MOVIE ITSELF:
Well now that I've got that done, I may as well talk about the movie quality itself. Let me just tell you I thought it was great. The first moments on D-Day at Omaha Beach were gritty, realistic, and tense.
The rest of the movie wasn't as great, just soldiers looking for Ryan.
The ending I thought was good and very emotional. 8/10