Should have Been....

Rating: 2/10 (12 November 2007)

This movie should have been a great film.
The autobiography was a gripping, powerful, fast - paced story. It should have been as powerful as Platoon, as gripping as Apocalypse Now, as fast paced as Big Red One, and the story should have been told as well as All Quiet On The Western Front. It had a fabulous cast of incredibly talented actors fully capable of magnificent performances.
Instead it was long, boring and completely ruined the real story. It seemed as though the film makers forgot where they were going half the time.It could have been told in an hour and a half. Instead it was 170 minutes of long, drawn out, unnecessary scenes. The talent of the cast completely wasted.
Go, read the book and get the real story. Do Not waste your time unless you want to watch this movie for it's long - drawn - out - slow - motion - story - bending - forgot - where - it - was - going qualities.
As for movies on WWII, All Quiet On The Western Front and Big Red One are superior adaptations of real stories.