If you ain't American....

Rating: Null/10 (16 February 1999)

Regardless of the "quality" of the movie a few points about some comments made by previous reviewers:
1. I don't know why you consider this a "typical" american movie. Gee, could it be because it was only about Americans??? That was the point...it wasn't supposed to satisfy people from Holland or England or anywhere else...it was meant to show what AMERICANS went through on D-DAY (were there any other countries at Omaha beach..no) and if you ask any American vet who was there, he will say the only thing that was missing for them when they saw it was the real bullets. By the way, my grandfather was there. So to this extent and for these reasons, yeh it was very "nationalistic", as well it should have been.
2. How could the americans beat the germans in the last battle...well, first of all, they didn't...only the mustangs saved them (and D-Day to the end of the war in general) Secondly, it is possible that it COULD happen with well placed positions and a plan if you know military tactics and anyway...ITS JUST A MOVIE!!!
3. Thirdly, they weren't Marines portrayed...they were army rangers...learn your history...the marines were in the south pacific.
All in all, this was a brilliant movie...I suppose you have to be American to "get it".