Great film!

Rating: Null/10 (26 March 2007)

This was a pretty good movie, not Cruises best, but still pretty good. Tom Cruise did an extraordinary job as the Civil War vet, as did Ken Watanabe and Zwick's directing tricks were masterful.
I loved that Zwick finally got an Asian film right. Watanabe was correctly portrayed and wasn't a stereo-type you see so often in Hollywood films.
The story was epic and well-made. Cruise should have been nominated. Watanabe should have won.
We need more films with Asians, Asian-American actors. My estimate is 10% of the box office traffic comes from this community, yet their becoming disenfranchised with Hollywood.
Overall terrific job!