Terrence Malick is an AUTEUR!!!

Rating: 10/10 (11 March 1999)

All I can say is WOW!! What a fantastically beautiful film! It is not the battle scenes that stick in your mind, but the performances of an incredibly talented ensemble cast - especially Jim Cavaziel and Sean Penn. The cinematography was simply breathtaking, and the script was superb! Unlike Saving Private Ryan, this film focused on humanising the characters, and made them seem more realistic, rather than some cheesy male bonding scenes (Private Ryan). The film also took an unbiased point of view of the war, rather than simply portraying the men in terms of good and bad. See it and be AMAZED - Malick definitely deserves an Oscar!