What is all the fuzz about?

Rating: 9/10 (27 March 1999)

The film is at most fun. The production is speckless, the action very intense in the vital moments, the cinematography is excellent, the sound involving, all very beautifully done, but... it is all. It is just a millionary production, a little more than ID4. The story is very poor, and the historical context is far away from making the film outstanding. It feels like anything about war one has seen, only better made. It is outrageous that people put Saving Private Ryan above others of the genre, such as Apocalypse Now, Platoon or Full Metal Jacket. The acting is hardly good, not because of the actors, who did what they could, but because of the story, which made the acting secondary. Since the story is so poor, and the American Hero appeal is not what can make it better, the whole film has become just another nice and entertaining Spielberg production. Far from deserving an Oscar, further from being mentioned in Cinema History (as the Art).