quote:
One of the best war movies I have seen. Great performances by all cast members, go see it
This movie immediately jumped into my top 10 all time favorites. The depth and substance in all aspects from acting, fiming, writing, even wardrobe was almost overwhelming for me.
For the book readers/artsy movie types, you have essentially 5 actors on their A games at the same time combined with subtle and not hackneyed symbolism throughout the film. Each scene is placed in perfect order to further develop a character. Many of the scenes and transitions play out like a novel without feeling like it. The dining room scene for the artsy types (admittedly myself) was on the level of brilliance I haven't seen since some of the scenes in The Assassination of Jesse James.
For the "just want to see an action movie" types, there are plenty of action sequences and they're all about as well done as you can do them. Each action sequence is a unique scenario in which the advantages and disadvantages of tank warfare are superbly displayed. There is no shaky-cam, and the movement of the tanks is done to show the unique dynamics these soldiers were dealing with. There is plenty of violence and not just for the sake of it, plenty of Nazi hating (cause **** the Nazis, right?), and plenty of bad-assery going on by Brad Pitt. If you just want action, this movie has loads of it.
For the sake of not writing an entire novel, I will tease this movie by saying I think this movie topped Saving Private Ryan. And I say that as a huge Saving Private Ryan fan.