I’ll never forget watching the powerful reenactment of the Normandy invasion near in this film. I can still hear the muffled cries of the elderly sitting around us who must have known and lost people in that bloody landing. A powerful story of heroism that grabs you from the first few moments and doesn’t let you go for the ensuing two hours. This is a difficult watch, but a must-see for any American in order to understand and feel the cost of freedom. One of Steven Spielberg’s finest. Probably the best film about WWII ever made.

• MDB 8.6

• Rotten Tomatoes 93%/95%

• (R)