A graphic depiction of war throught the eyes of the soldiers involved.

Rating: Null/10 (29 May 1999)

The movie was interesting and profoundly impacted all those in the theatre who saw it.
Some will use this as an excuse of why not to go to war without realizing that what we went to war for (or to prevent) was far worse.
It was interesting that after the credits started to roll and people were exiting, there was no chattering. Most people were silent and apparently contemplative.
As someone said, "War is Hell" but we don't go to war for its "namby pambyness".
We go to war for reasons that are not dealt with in this film except in a very cursory manner (see for example the scene of the soldier showing the Star of David and saying "Judem" over and over to the POW's.
Hopefully we will not have to use this film in another war;no one in his or her right mind wants one. It is however necessary to realize that ideals are worth fighting and dying for and this film dealt only with the dying part of the equation, touching very little on the ideals that these men were fighting for.
Still in all, a very good film.