Rating of
3/4
Enemy at the Gates review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 02/23/13
"Man will always be man...There is always something to envy...there will always be rich and ppor" A fictional Battle of Stalingrad involving two top snipers. Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law) survives a massacre together with Danilov (Joseph Fiennes). The pair meets Tania (Rachel Weisz). Koulikov (Ron Perlman) aids Vassili Zaitsev in killing Major Erwin König (Ed Harris). local boy Sacha Fillipov (Gabriel Thomson) will play a huge role. The romantic angle, additional drama with Tania being shot and Danilov's story prolonged the movie. The strategies to "stay ahead" was brilliant. Soundtrack, screenplay and editing were good as well. It reminded this critic of Assassins in a war setting. Special effects and locations were realistic. The acting, obviously a given, were believable. Highly suspenseful in certain scenes. Enemy at the Gates is a very good war flick and will immensely be enjoyed by sharpshooters/sniper stories.
