Strong Movie.

Rating: 7/10 (19 October 2007)

The acting is good, the shots are beautiful and the battles look great. Unfortunately, this movie is amazingly inaccurate. I can understand distorting some facts in the name of art, or "hollywood license" but this film just takes it to another level. Another part I did not like was the score, it literally put me into a rage every time I heard it. This movie is unbelievably melodramatic (even more melodramatic than an episode of Greys Anatomy, and that's saying something!).
Despite that, it's still quite good. Before I saw this, I expected there to be a lot of "go America" Flag waving, but to my surprise this was a lot more subtle than I expected. Although, it does exist (to the point where Mel Gibson is actually waving a flag). The acting is good, especially Mel Gibson. I watched this film because I absolutely love both Tom Wilkenson and Chris Cooper, and I wasn't too disappointed. Watch this film for it's battle scenes, they are great (they pale in comparison to the 1968 adaptation of War & Peace, but are great nonetheless), and there is also some humor in this film at times. My one concern is the negative portrayal of the British. They are our close allies and are a nation of tradition, history and class, they deserve better than that. I understand that the movie needs a "bad guy" but they didn't have to go as far as they did. I hope the Brits understand, that this is just a good, old fashion summer blockbuster, nothing more. Other than those things, the film was better than I expected, I did enjoy most of it. I hope you will too. Unless of course, you're British.