The best surprise ever

Rating: 10/10 (20 July 2006)

My Dad rented this movie for us a few years ago, when I was twelve or thirteen. I admit, at first I was doubtful: it was a nearly-three-hour war movie, and I was supposed to enjoy it? Yes, I was, and I more than did. There are a few movies I've watched that I didn't expect much out of but that I ended up loving, but this one surpasses them all. Most three-hour movies, even my absolute favorite ones, move rather slow. This movie, however, is surprisingly quick-paced. Only movies like "Sound of Music" and A&E's "Pride and Prejudice", and now this one, have managed to be so long, yet so quick paced.
The acting is very good, and each and every character is engaging. This is possibly one of the few feel-good war movies out there, and is possibly also the most upbeat and fun to watch. You cheer the prisoners every second of the way as they try to make their great escape. Truly unforgettable 10/10