If you have an I.Q higher higher than a pebble than this is a must see

Rating: Null/10 (13 November 2000)

This is one of the greatest films ever made. It came out providing competition to another good war film "The Thin Red Line" but for those who know what they're talking about, it's obvious the latter didn't even put up a contest. The first 28 minutes of SPR are a work of art. If you think otherwise then try and do it better yourself. The manner in which it is filmed has influenced other films such as "Gladiator". In regards to the comments some make saying that the film is to "USA", have you noticed that the film follows A GROUP OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS!!! It is about their struggle amidst certain events like D-Day. As for cliches, what isn't a cliche today? To say that human struggle when young, watching your friends due around you, not knowing if it's your turn to die tomorrow, watching not just people's homes but their lives destroyed by a war is not a cliche and for those who think differently, get a humanity transplant.
This is a gripping film that makes you part of the group, a compatriot in this mission and not many films allow you to get so close to the characters. A cliche ridden film is the remake of "The Thin Red Line" by Terrance Malick, but true masterpiece, true emotion is found in the story of Capt. John H Miller, a man who has lost so many men under his command, who tries to save one.