one of the best war films made in recent years

Rating: 10/10 (13 September 2005)

i have to say that this film was excellent, i must also admit that i know a lot less about the Korean war than i do other wars in the 20th century but this did not detract from my enjoyment of the film and was especially glad the director has stuck to the human aspect of the war and not the political as i feel this would put off a lot of people from watching this film. there are some excellent performances here, from the main characters all the way through the supporting cast. it took longer than i expected for the action to start but when it does it does not let off till the end of the film. this aspect of it tied with the relationship of the two brothers makes the film, in my eyes i would even say that i prefer this film to saving private ryan. the battle scenes are very reminiscent of the opening half hour and end battle of ryan as they hold back no punches. all in all this film was definitely worth the wait since hearing of it on IMDb, i recommend this for anyone, even if war films are not your usual taste the human aspect will keep u watching.