Brilliant War Film That's Very Powerful And Emotional, With An Amazing Performance From Mel Gibson!

Rating: 10/10 (4 August 2005)

This is a brilliant War film, that's very powerful and emotional with an amazing performance from Mel Gibson!. The story is extremely engrossing, and all the characters were extremely likable, plus Mel Gibson is simply amazing in this!. It's a very very powerful film, that's not pretty to watch, however it's really heartfelt, and sends a powerful message, plus the ending was great. The character development is fantastic and i was rooting for Gibson and his troops all the way, plus Gibson and Madeleine Stowe had awesome chemistry together when on screen!. This is one of the best war films i have seen, and some of the scenes were really shocking,plus i thought the opening was very well done!. Chris Klein was really good in his role, and i thought it had a wonderful cast, plus it's extremely well made!. This is a brilliant War film, that's very powerful and emotional with an amazing performance from Gibson and i say It's a must see at all costs!. The Direction is fantastic!. Randall Wallace does a fantastic job here, with awesome camera work, extremely realistic war scenes, good angles and keeping the film at an extremely engrossing pace. This film is not for the faint of heart. We get Hundreds and hundreds(literally) of extremely gory gunshot wounds,hundreds of extremely gory gunshot wounds to the head with blood and brains splattering,tons of very gory corpses,lots of impaling's,extremely gory and nasty wounds,legs peeled off,faces cut by shrapnel,face ripped off by shrapnel,tons of blown off necks, tons of blown off legs,lots of nasty burnt corpses,and non stop blood splatter. The Acting is brilliant!. Mel Gibson is AMAZING as always, and is simply amazing here, he is extremely likable, very very courageous, gives an almost Oscar worthy performance, had awesome chemistry with Madeleine Stowe, and was absolutely perfect for this role! (Gibson Rules!). Madeleine Stowe is gorgeous and is excellent as usual, she is really likable in her screen time, had awesome chemistry with Gibson, and was just excellent overall!. Greg Kinnear is good here i liked him. Sam Elliot is very good as the grumpy Sgt., and was very convincing. Chris Klein is fantastic in his screen time, i am a huge fan of this kid, and feel he has the talent to become a star, i wish he had more screen time though, still he was fantastic in his screen time! (Klein Rules!). Keri Russell is very beautiful and did great in her screen time i really liked her. Barry Pepper is very good as the reporter. Rest of the cast are awesome. Overall a must see at all costs, one of the best war films i have seen!. ***** out of 5