No-holds barred portrayal of Hell...

Rating: 10/10 (3 March 2002)

I'm very interested to hear what my father-in-law, who was in the Marines over there, thinks about this movie, but from my perspective as a war nut, this movie was awesome. I will definitely see it again, but I can say after one viewing that this is as real as it gets, and it shows the horrors of battle (and the toll it takes on families) from both sides. The cameras definitely put you in the middle of it, and it was interesting to see what may be becoming a trend for Randall Wallace, something that carried over from Braveheart - camera shots so close to the action that blood splatters on the lens.
Still not on par with Saving Private Ryan (which would get a 15 out of 10 from me), but still a 10. As real as it gets; written by the men who were there.