Powerfull and poetic!

Rating: 9/10 (22 October 1999)

I have to say that this movie was much more moving than "Saving Private Ryan". Nothing against SPR, it was an excellent movie. But, "The Thin Red Line" had much better performances and I felt like I knew these characters my whole life. The performances were better than SPR, the dialogue was better, direction was better. The only thing SPR had going for it was the opening battle sequence. The old man at the beginnig walking around the cementary with the two blondes in tight shirts was so cheesy. SPR will fade fast. Terrence Mallick has created a beautiful, poetic movie that will stay with me forever. Why the Academy didn't reckognize Jim Calviez"s performance is beyond me, he was amazing!