One of the best war movies ever made

Rating: 10/10 (10 December 2006)

This ranks with the best of the war movies. It deals with what happens to veterans returning to their small town (or maybe a larger town; the setting alternates between Andy Hardy small-town and downtown Chicago with Hoagy Carmichael playing bar piano). Everyone who thinks they have an opinion about the Iraq hostilities should see this movie, to see what real war experiences do to real people when they come home. This is one of the greatest movies ever made. If you wanted to see only 3 World War II themed movies, I'd recommend 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Best Years' for the American experience, with 'Enemy at the Gates' to get the feeling for the Eastern Front.