As someone who knew a number of the reenactors who were extras in this film, initially I was excited. Seeing the BTS and promo photos, the final battle scene looked promising. However the finished film was mediocre at best.
Being on the eastern front it was a refreshing look at the second world war, and being an English speaking film about the eastern front, it sounded promising. However the story was not influenced at all by its setting or the unique challenges posed by the eastern front. The film could have been set anytime, any theatre, any place and it still would have been the same story.
The actors accents were jarring to listen to as they couldn't seem to decide whether they were English, American or some strange Eastern European hybrid accent.
The combat scenes were well executed.
One redeeming feature was the uniforms, which were possibly amongst the most accurate I've seen.
Being on the eastern front it was a refreshing look at the second world war, and being an English speaking film about the eastern front, it sounded promising. However the story was not influenced at all by its setting or the unique challenges posed by the eastern front. The film could have been set anytime, any theatre, any place and it still would have been the same story.
The actors accents were jarring to listen to as they couldn't seem to decide whether they were English, American or some strange Eastern European hybrid accent.
The combat scenes were well executed.
One redeeming feature was the uniforms, which were possibly amongst the most accurate I've seen.