Overrated

Rating: 7/10 (6 October 2001)

A worthy, well-made film but not as good as Jaws. This is the darkest subject imaginable and Spielberg put in too much Hollywood optimism in the second half. Everyone wanted to like it when it came out but it will be remembered more for its illumination of the historical record than as a great movie. Its rating will fall quite rapidly over the next ten years.