Profound and Heartbreaking

Rating: 9/10 (2 March 2013)

An Emotionally Draining Film, it makes its Point so Poignantly that it's an Indelible Work of Power and Strength. The Real-Life Story is Forever Etched on the Heart and Provides the Viewer with Extreme Empathy.
It is Flawlessly Acted and that makes the Tragic Situations more Believable. The Movie is as Genuine as a True-Life Drama could be in 1946.
It may stand as the Precursor to most of the Post-War Film-Noir that incorporated it's Theme of Returning Vets trying Valiantly to Readjust to Civilian Life. Discharged from the Hell-Holes of the Earth and finding that They were "Strangers in a Strange Land".
Some may say that this Profound and Heartbreaking Story is a bit Long (almost 3 hours) and that is a Valid Statement. There does seem to be just a bit of Embellishment.
An Example might be at the Wedding Ceremony, where the complete Marriage Vows are Recited. This may be a Nitpick but it is an Example of where a Few Minutes could have been Cut and there are others.
That aside, this Close to Perfect Movie is one of the Top 100 American Films on just about Everyone's List.