Amazing movie with the dumbest plot EVER

Rating: 6/10 (15 December 1998)

Visually, this is THE best war movie ever made, and everyone should see it because for younger generations, it's the closest we'll ever get to understanding that war! However, Saving Private Ryan has the dumbest plot I've ever seen, and that takes a lot away from the movie. It's really unfortunate that a director of Spielberg's undeniable talent would waste such a powerful film by using such a stupid story line. The fact that so many soldiers had to die -- not only that, but one of the best generals (Tom Hanks) was taken from the battlefield where his services would have been much more important -- in order to find one man. I would not be surprised to see this movie sweep the Oscars, but based on the weakness of the screenplay alone, this movie should never get the honor of Best Picture!