Great story, horrible directing

Rating: 6/10 (7 August 1998)

Steven Spielberg ruined this film. The story, script, and acting were great, but Spielberg turned it into the most melodramatic film I have ever seen. The soundtrack made me gag. I'll give Spielberg credit on one point: the battles were the best I have seen. Overall, this is not as good as you've heard, it's no where close to the best war movie ever. But if a different director had filmed it, it might have been.