Moving and superb portrayal of the horror of war

Rating: 10/10 (6 August 2007)

This is one of the best films to bring home the mind-changing properties of war. Man can become anything given the right or wrong circumstances. This film has a spine-tingling reality in the hand-to-hand combat scenes. This has you right in the middle of the action and gives the viewer a glimpse of the frantic, insane thrashing about which this type of war-fare must have drawn from the primal forces in these forms of struggle. The strongest bonds of family can make people do strange things, the love shown between the two brothers, and for their remaining family, is beautifully portrayed. The acting was also superb. Even better than Saving Private Ryan. One of my favourites.