With movies like Saving Private Ryan and mini series' like Band of Brothers, films made about World War II have become more involved and realistic. It has been a long time since the audience accepted the actors playing the Axis characters speaking English just so the filmmakers didn't have to use subtitles. This story was based on actual events that happened during the war, and after watching this it just puts more emphasis on the idea that this generation was by far the greatest of them all.A small group of soldiers are trapped behind enemy lines when they rescue a British airman who has information about an enemy offensive that could break the lines of the Allies. The action starts right from the opening credits and your tied to the soldiers until the very end. The realistic battle scenes that are set throughout the film work to the point of making the audience edgy and this helps with the air of tension that builds from being behind the lines. With the solid acting that comes from the entire cast it's a shame that this film didn't get more playtime in the theaters.
The whole story is almost tailor made for Hollywood, with the uneven odds against the American soldiers of being outgunned and outnumbered and with the daring escapes and near misses. This movie should be seen by any one who is interested in WWII. After seeing Ryan and Brothers, my expectations were raised for any WWII movie that was made afterwards, and this one meets those expectations on all levels.
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