An excellent war movie.---8/10

Rating: 8/10 (5 January 2005)

Saving Private Ryan has been out for damn near seven years and i just saw it for the first time yesterday. And i must say it is pretty damn great. The combat scenes are the best i have seen in any World War II movie, especially the amazing opening scene on the beaches of Normandy. They are full of exciting and grisly action and speed along the three-hour runtime. Ryan is also packed with a great cast who all give excellent performances especially Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, and Jeremy Davies. Heck, even Vin Diesel was good. Yes i said Vin Diesel. Maybe he just gets bad scripts lately.
The only things keeping this from being the best war movie ever is it's sappy storyline and one-sidedness. Nobody is saying the Nazis are saints, but their foot soldiers were there for the exact same reasons the American foot soldiers were. Their stupid leaders sent them there.
Saving Private Ryan is still one of the best war movies of all time. It's explosive action and great acting keeps it interesting throughout its runtime and it proves that Steven Spielberg can make a darn entertaining flick. 8/10