Impressive

Rating: 9/10 (6 June 2004)

Finally got round to watching Saving Private Ryan in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of D-Day. It's quite an impressive film, sustaining a long running time with few weak moments, and presenting an entirely new level of realism in the depiction of the battles. The violence is quite shocking, and it's not often you can say that given the exceptionally high level to which our depiction of and tolerance of violence has been pushed in recent years.
One thing that bothered me though was that the film-makers appeared to be unaware that quite a few non-Americans were involved in the D-Day push too. No disrespect to those brave Americans that gave their lives, but it would have been nice to have the film acknowledge the sacrifice of numerous other countries too.