Spielberg's genius and a very talented cast make history of history

Rating: 10/10 (1 October 2019)

Without a doubt the greatest film about WWII ever made, and perhaps the greatest war film ever made (rivaled only by Platoon and Apocalypse Now). And while the opening Normandy beach scene is gripping, the final battle scene where the soldiers attempt to defend the bridge in the French town is so stunningly realistic, so brutally real and full of pathos that it is the best battle scene yet put to film. What an amazing, intense reminder of the depth of the sacrifice those who've given their lives in the horrors of combat have truly given to the rest of us.