Superb entertainment

Rating: 9/10 (2 August 2009)

I first saw this film on DVD last year and at the time I thought it was good but nothing more. I watched it again about six months later and it was as if it was a different film. I had missed so much on the first viewing and now saw it in a different light. I have never been interested in the technicalities, politics, minor historical inaccuracies or who is playing what part. I am interested in the whole and when I saw this film for the second time I was captivated by the way the story unfolds. The running time is just over 2 and a half hours and in my opinion this film could have been longer to perhaps expand on certain important parts in the film but as it stands it is sufficiently good enough to have told a good story effectively. This film is superb entertainment and if you are going to watch it please avoid being distracted because like most other good films it needs your undivided attention. You should enjoy a very good film.