Intriguing calamity

Rating: 7/10 (10 January 1999)

This film lives up to much of its hype. It is, in fact, a morally ambiguous film about late World War 2, told from a soldier's perspective. However, I wasn't nearly as impressed with the entire film as I was with the truly incredible opening sequence. For much of its development, the film seems as aimless as its characters, searching for accomplishment and meaning in an otherwise chaotic environment. Solid acting turns, although nothing superlative, from Hanks, Damon, and Norton, especially.