A cliched, but good war film

Rating: 6/10 (25 August 2003)

Let me start with the problem scenes in this film. There the scene where the white lady says that the local laundromat is for white clothes only. Then the other ladies tell her that it means that only white people can go there. Was that a joke or was it meant to be serious? They also try to show war is bad by humanizing the enemy. Barry Pepper's character throwing down the gun was a crappy scene.
The good things were Sam Elliott and Mel Gibson. I like how Mel just keeps walking around the battle not worrying about getting shot. Sam Elliott saying he'll kill any mother that calls him grandpa. I also liked the religious slant on the film. A good war movie, very graphic. The end was a cheap way to try to scare you and it sucked. 6/10 but hey, it's Mel Gibson