Very slow paced and too long but with great substance

Rating: 5/10 (4 February 2012)

I was very disappointed after 156 very long minutes of my life. I expected more adventure, suspense and thrills. Unbelievable how it could have won seven Oscars. The movie is very slow paced, at times boring and finally too long. The dialogs therefore were full of substance. Don't expect boom-boom, action or the classical war movie. It works more on a psychological level. I cannot understand the high votes here or all the positive reviews. The sceneries and cinematography were beautiful but I missed all the mentioned elements to get my attention. It was interesting to see Alec Guinness in a soldiers role. It's definitely not a must see. It's just an average film in my opinion that deserves not much more than 5/10.
I highly recommend the much more better ones: BAND OF BROTHERS, VON RYAN'S EXPRESS, DER FÄLSCHER or DER LETZTE ZUG. See also my critics here.