too patriotic

Rating: 2/10 (10 December 2005)

The opening scene promises much and it's great and dramatic. But far from realistic. It can't be possible to shoot the Germans using a mirror. I can't help but wonder where are the British in this film? Americans didn't won the war all by themselves.The way Germans are portrayed is stupid. To one dead American there are 5 dead Germans. How could the Germans invade almost half of Europe if they are so lousy fighters? Visually the movie is great but the story is unbelievable and the whole movie is way too patriotic. Why would anyone send many men to save one guy? It would have been much easier to contact private Ryan's superiors and send the guy back home. And the scene where captain Miller dies is just a big cliché.