Tedious

Rating: 6/10 (18 June 2005)

So it's not really a war film. No unrealistic heroes, probably realistic fear-factor of men in combat. The message is not original or very profound. The voice-over speculations on love and evil I found rather simple-minded. The maxim 'Don't tell them, show them' could have done with an airing, but I suppose the screen writer/director was following the book here (sorry I haven't read it.)
While agreeing with the commentaries and analyses of the many favourable reviews found herein, overall, I found the film tedious. Rather like putting a good malt whisky in a large glass and filling it with soda-water, then drinking it through a very narrow straw.