excellent war movie as all are saying

Rating: 10/10 (18 January 2005)

If you don't like war movies and/or if you are politically correct in the negative sense (i.e., if your ideology comes before the fact), this is not the film for you. If not, then admittedly this is a Colonialist film, where Blacks are the enemy, but as has been pointed out here, they are presented impressively and with dignity. Still, it does feel odd. Other than that, it's just a spectacular war movie, a genuine classic, not needlessly bloody, with some of the best battle scenes on screen (more "Braveheart" than "Alexander" or the dismal "Troy"), and a real-time feeling of the threat of the entrenched Brits (Welsh). For a movie that old, the colors are excellent, and indeed the entire movie feels very fresh, except the Colonial thing which nobody would dare to put forth anymore. Michael Caine is just superb in this; one of his best roles.