Memorable but horribly flawed

Rating: Null/10 (18 September 2001)

Spielberg's (Saving Private Ryan) is both powerful and painfully maudlin. Spielberg's direction, and cinematography is great. But the absurdity of the plot,annoying actors particularly (ed burns & davies),really bring the film down. Way to long,and full of melodramatic dialouge. There are some great moments in the film, the opening 25 minutes, the scene where the nazi soldier slowly plunges a knife through the jewish soldiers chest,and few others. But much like (Platoon) it cops out , with predictible hero deaths and sentimental outcomes. If you want to see a true masterpiece of war or military in general, try kubrick's (full metal jacket). (I ENCOURAGE FEEDBACK ON MY REVIEW,prove too me (full metal jacket) isn't the best war film ever.)