Good Film, but could have been a classic

Rating: Null/10 (15 January 2003)

When I first saw the trailer for Private Ryan, I had high expectations, because Spielberg's last 2 wars films " Empire of the Sun and Schinders List " were amazing, so I couldn't wait to see Saving Private Ryan, and after seeing it, I was very impressed and pleased with what I saw, but I think it could have been much better. The ending of the film left me feeling dissapointed, because I thought the ending of the film was just too nice, and you probably think what the hell I am going on about, but the truth of the matter is that my Girlfriends Grandfather was at Normandy, and he told me that even though they triumphed over the Germans, it didn't make it easier to carry on because they were used to all the bloodshed and the tragedy of World War 2 is much worse than we all think because the whole situation was a complete tragedy of war, and once told me all about what happened amongst the madness I wasn't expecting the film to end the way it did, so I went out and actually researched a bit about what happened before seeing the film, and I just don't think that they covered it well enough for me to be totally satisfied. I would never say it was a bad film, I would just say that I think a bit more could have gone into the story. A good film all the same.