Quick Movie Reviews
Rating of
3/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 01/19/2016
Entertaining WW2 movie that takes the gargantuan battle of Stalingrad as its backdrop for a thrilling duel between rival snipers. One for the Soviet Union (Jude Law) and the other for Nazi Germany (Ed Harris). Both are used as propaganda tools for their own totalitarian regimes as the fighting drags on and on. The performances are good, the battle scenes are hectic, and the musical score is effective.
Rating of
3.5/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 04/09/2012
Some of this war film feels flat, though it does present a unique perspective on WWII films. The cat and mouse action scenes between Law and Harris' characters are the film's shining moment, full of tense and edge-of-the-seat moments.
Rating of
3/4
Gustavo² - wrote on 07/30/2010
ENEMY AT THE GATES is not just another war drama, it's a war thriller! It's suspenseful. We don't get to see that every year at the movies. Just wait until the tense scenes in which Jude Law's and Ed Harris's characters hunt each other. Ed Harris is chilling, delivering an efficient low-key turn as the villain. I only watched the movie at home, on DVD, so I can't really say I was in the edge of my seat, but you get the idea. Too bad the writers felt like it needed one of those insipid romantic subplots. Rachel Weisz tries to do her best with an underwritten role. The whole film looks ugly and dirty. Visual splendor was rightfully sacrificed in order to maintain fidelity to the real events.
Rating of
3/4
serioussir - wrote on 12/31/2008
Heartbreaking and disturbing look at what the Russian soldiers and civilians endured during WW II. If you're a fan of war movies, this is worth checking out.
Rating of
2.5/4
Alex - wrote on 06/15/2007
A decent little semi war movie. Jude Law is pretty good as usual, but you never get a feeling of what war is really like. They made it a war between the two and I never felt apart of it. Still, not bad.
Rating of
2.5/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/12/2007
A film that could have been great, but the acting and story just can't pull together enough to create a truly memorable picture. The action is good and the special effects are stellar, but it can't save this otherwise forgettable movie.
Rating of
4/4
Josh C - wrote on 12/11/2006
A war movie that makes you like both sides? A WWII movie about Germany and Russia? It is a great movie on how hero's are the same in any culture.
