Tania becomes a far more conventional seductive heroine. Zaitsev, correspondingly, seems too introspective and unsure of himself. Hoskins creates a vigorous, crude Khrushchev but vanishes too soon from the stage. But Annaud includes anticommunist speeches from Danilov and Koulikov, as if to reassure us that he isn't taken in by Stalin. I almost wish these moviemakers had tried to film more of the book, re-creating its vast interweaving portrayals of all Stalingrad, from leaders to soldiers to civilians.
Enemy is elaborate, exciting and lavishly shot.