A film to be endured - and I really wish I hadn't bothered

Rating: 5/10 (27 June 1999)

Riveting initial 30 minutes followed by some extremely poor acting; most notably on the part of young Mr Damon - predictable plot manoeuvres, all ridiculously book-ended by Spielberg sentimentality.
The scene that affected me for some days however, involved the Youth Hitler knife. The intimacy of that death; still frightens me. Yes, I was moved, but another scene to be endured, nonetheless.