One of the best films ever made.

Rating: 9/10 (24 May 2004)

Well, we can all read the 8.4 rating. This is a very well liked movie, and for good reasons I imagine. I cannot pretend to speak for all of these positive ratings, but I will say that it deserves better than a 5.0 rating from your reviewer.
I first saw the film as an 11 year old. All I remembered then was the whistling. Seeing it again on video many years after was quite an experience for me. This is the ultimate anti-war film, bar none. It is beautifully done, but it can be painful to watch.
The film offers defining moments for both Guiness and Holden that would follow them for some time afterwards.
If only all of David Lean's films had been this wonderful.