Impressionable use of music

Rating: Null/10 (27 December 2001)

I watched this film when it was on network telly here in UK on Christmas Eve, and was impressed by it. Not so much whilst watching it, but afterwards when my appreciation grew as I recalled the film.
What I found most impressive was the development of the theme of music and singing in the film. At first this seems to be a rather trivial thing which the Welsh soldiers are concerned about, and one almost laughs at them at the first. However, when we reach the climax of the film where the men sing that great tune "Men of Harlech" against a charging army of Zulus numbering over 2000, then it is very powerful, and in the right kind of way... no gimmicks.
That tune "men of Harlech" is still in my head and has been for the past 3 days - excellent stuff.
I do think that some of the comments below about poor development of characters etc. in the film are rather unfair. Looking further below the comments which accredit this film with low gimmickry I feel answer those comments adequately.