moved to tears

Rating: 10/10 (28 August 2002)

Steven Spielberg is a visionary, I knew that before I went in to see this film at the cinema, however I was not prepared for the opening 20 minutes or so. At the same time it brought the horrors of war and the wonder of film making together at the same time. This is matched with an end battle sequence again that gets the pulses racing and the emotions rising. People have actually complained about the middle segment of the film, claiming it to be clunky, boring and cliche but this is just the unwinding of the plot. The scene where they storm the radar base and capture the German pow is one of the most powerful in the film. Hanks is as always superb but my personal favourite in the film is Tom Sizemore who is the pick of an all round excellent supporting cast, big mentions also to Jeremy Davies and Adam Goldberg who excelled in their roles.