Pretty Damn Good.

Rating: 8/10 (19 March 2003)

This has got to be one of the best war films of all time. Doing justice to actual events of Omaha beach by accurately representing the landings of June 6th was the thing that clinched my liking of the film - despite it being the opening 20 minutes. So very many films stray from the truth in order to make the film more exciting and the visual effects more pronounced, which isn't a big problem to me, as long as it's tasteful. Further developments in the film also increased how much i enjoyed the film. Well filmed action sequences littered with plot development really keep the film going, however, after the first 2 or 3 times some of the characters can become dull [Pvt. Melish for example]. Typically good acting from Tom Hanks is complimented by good performances from Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies and even Vin Diesel - in his best role to date. Overall a very good film, but don't over watch it.