It's okay

Rating: 6/10 (8 February 2003)

Best war movie ever made? Please. Go watch Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Ran, Apocalypse Now, Das Boot, or any other film made by a director with a true understanding of artistry in film-making. Spielberg's sycophants make me sick.
Saving Private Ryan is best when Spielberg sticks to what he is actually good at, to wit, action. I whole-heartedly admit that the two big battle scenes are breathtaking. However, two scenes do not a movie make. Everything else was duller than dull. No profound insight. Nothing but cookie cutter characters, cheesy dialogue, and mindless flag waving. If this film was the only source of knowledge about Americans that someone had, s/he would come away with the conclusion that Americans sure are a bunch of cornballs. But we can shoot people pretty adeptly, can't we?
Spielberg, go back to making ET and Raiders of the Lost Ark and save the heavy stuff for real directors. That is all.
6/10 (the two battle scenes warrant a 6)