WW2 drama

Rating: 10/10 (9 October 2003)

I didn't see Tom Hanks as being able to carry this role well, so I chose not to see this film until it was released on video - I wish now I had seen it on the big screen. The atmospherics and realism (I guess) of the battle scenes (Omaha Beach) was mesmorising and not equalled by other recent war films. And surprisingly for me, I felt that Hanks carried the role well - with another fine performance by Tom Sizemore.