An amazing film experience

Rating: 10/10 (7 July 1999)

This is without a doubt one of the best war films ever made, and how the hell Shakespeare in Love won Best Picture over this is beyond me.
The opening scene on Normandy is definitely the most realistic battle scene ever captured on film. The gut wrenching effects and the horror in the faces of the soliders are endearing images in my mind that I'll never forget.
How some people can say the performances are weak is absurd. Tom Hanks gives one of his best, as with Ed Burns. I've also heard complaints that the movie falls apart after the opening scene, with which I disagree. The plot develops nicely and it did enough to keep my attention until the the battle at the end in the abandoned city, another very realistic and well done scene.
I give SPR 10/10. If you aren't affected emotionally by this film, you're probably dead.