Watchable

Rating: 6/10 (1 January 1999)

If a powerful 25 minute opening sequence defines a great movie then I guess that this is one. Unfortunately I was always under the impression that plot was also important as is some sort of realism in the plot line. Or did they really just disregard orders during the war and ramble around doing the "right thing" after some democratically resolved squad level rebellion. By the way where were all the other nations soldiers. I know they landed at different beaches but I could have sworn it wasn't just the US that landed in Normandy.
The typically Spielberg beginning and ending did nothing for me except to invoke the feeling of "here we go again".
The movie is watchable, has some strong action footage, but in my opinion is not Oscar material. I suspect however that the red white & blue smaltz sequences will win over the American voters.