Wow.

Rating: 10/10 (3 April 1999)

This was the most gripping and emotional films I've seen for a very long time. I watched it on its very first screening and as a result there were many ex-service men in the theatre. The total and utter silence during the entire film except for the ending where quiet sobbing could be heard gives testament to the powerful imagery concocted by Spielberg.
Having watched the opening beach scene being filmed in Ireland, I had no idea how dramatic it would appear on the screen. After the initial 20 minutes critics said how the film went downhill. I thought that it opened up the characters and made you feel for them at the climax of the film.
All in all the most powerful war film ever.