Overrated movie. Catch it on TV next year.

Rating: 4/10 (18 January 2000)

I saw this movie yesterday and thought it was a poorly made movie. There were few parts here and there which were truly touching and realistic, but otherwise I did not enjoy the movie. Spielberg said he made this movie as a tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives, he failed to deliver on that tribute. For the great sacrifice we made for the freedom, this was a half-hearted tribute. Tom Hanks fails to deliver as a captain, he is Tom Hanks all through the movie, not Capt. John Miller. Tom Siezemore and Edward Burns steal the show. Matt Damon had very small role, I don't understand why would he worship just John Miller and not others ? Does not make sense(except Dir wanted to add some emotion that was not build up). I mean the two hardly knew each other, just like the other soldiers.
Also, it was insulting to see soldiers hang out like a bunch of high-school drop outs calling each other "morons" and so on. Did that sort of thing happen back in 1944 ? I don't know for sure but it surely does not fit into the scheme of things...
May be I had too high an expectation from the movie, in any case I would give it ** out of *****. No Oscar for Spielberg. Supporting Actor Oscar for Tom Siezemore or Edward Burns or even the frightened kid would be good nominations.