War is hell and the first World War was no different. In the same way, you may be experienced war for the first time through the lens of Steven Spielberg’s epic recreation of the invasion on Normandy in Saving Private Ryan, you get at taste of WWI in this one. The main difference is that director Sam Mendez has the advantage of technology over 20 years newer. It gives you the feeling of being in a video game. It is a redemptive story that is longer on technological wizardry than heart, but worth the ride.

• IMDB 8.7

• Rotten Tomatoes 89%/92%

• (R)