One of the most over-rated films ever!

Rating: Null/10 (24 August 2001)

Saving Private Ryan is the most over-rated film of the 1990s. If you were to see the film according to the reviews you'd think it was the best film of all time, which is far from the truth. The first 30 minutes, for one thing, have absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the movie! While the opening is admittedly the best part of the film in terms of accuracy and its intensity, it simply shouldn't be there. It appears that the Normandy scene is just there so Stephen Spielberg can tell us what a "great" director he is. While the opening scene may be accurate the ending is right out of the Dirty Dozen in its implauabilty with something like 12 soliders taking out no less then what seems to be 75 nazis! I will say that I enjoyed the film and it is by no means bad, all I am saying is that the film is not as great as people say. I believe that in the summer of 1998 critics simply saw who was directing and starring in the film and thought right away it was going to be a 4 star movie which it wasn't. If your looking for a great war film see Glory, Gettysburg, or Spielbergs own Empire of the Sun. I give the film 8 out of 10.