A different kind of movie.

Rating: 10/10 (4 July 2008)

I got into this movie expecting a high budget, unreal, action adventure. Boy was I wrong. As I watched the soldiers storm Omaha beach, I was amazed at how good the action was. But, as I continued to watch the action, I started to realize that there was much more to it. Amidst all the chaos, plain as day, were the dying soldier's cries for their mothers, the explosions full of severed limbs and torsos, and the general chaos caused by the death and destruction. And then it hit me, this must be what the war was really like. And it wasn't good.
Asides from the message of the movie, the characters were AMAZING. Tom Hanks, Adam Goldberg, Matt Damon- I have to say that I think these are the best performances of their careers. They were just so real... I really felt for these guys.
So, if you are looking for a movie full of the ra ta tas of machine guns, high budget explosions, and plenty of action, this movie is for you. But if you are not ready to experience war like it really is, then maybe you should pick a different DVD at the rental store. But, if your minds and your stomachs are ready for this film, then brace yourself for the best movie of all time.