A movie really deserving it's title

Rating: 9/10 (21 August 2005)

Before I saw this movie, I'm actually quite jittery because I've heard people who have seen the movie say that it's really not that great of a movie. Then I read in the papers some raves about the movie, coming from some well-known and respected Hollywood reviewers. So I said to myself, what the hell, why don't I just see the movie and judge for myself. I'm so glad that the doom sayers didn't get the best of me.
This movie is one for the books. I really liked how the movie was done. I've seen war movies which left me scratching my head and wondering if all those gruesome and barbaric scenes can actually happen. That is not the case in this movie. You will actually believe that all the events portrayed in this movie really happened. The battle scenes are riveting but not out of this world.
The cast did their part in fleshing out their parts. I know that some say that the actors are duds. But I think that considering that the parts that they played are those of famished and sick POWs and tired and depressed soldiers, you don't really expect them to act like actors.
There are some misspelled names of places like towns where the events occurred but if you consider the totality of the film, you'll be willing to forgive those lapses.
To the cast and crew, hats off to all of you!!