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Saints and Soldiers Reviews
Well-made short war movie. Although you spend so little time with the characters, you can feel for them.
Loved this movie as a kid, have to rewatch
SAINTS AND SOLDIERS really works as a realistic WWII combat and drama flick. Too bad there aren't more of these made; all three of the series are good and I'd recommend them to anyone.
A not very interesting low budget unfocussed slow-moving movie about relationships between a group of soldiers behind enemy lines in WW2, as they encounter, intermittently, the enemy, and acquire a new objective. We didn't get to know the characters, so we weren't made to care much about what might happen to them.
The most astonishing thing about this film is the fact that it is a top-quality film that was made by producers, crew, and actors whose names are unknown in Hollywood. After watching the movie on DVD, I watched the featurette about how it was made. I can hardly believe that a film as good as this was produced on a budget of under a million dollars.
Outstanding story. Ted Fry, you communist bastard, you know were you can shove it.
Saints and Soldiers is a 2003 Indie-War film directed by Ryan Little. The film stars Corbin Allred as Nathan Greer and Kirby Heyborne as Oberon Winley. The story I found to be gripping and intriguing, from the character arcs to the ending, but if I had one problem it would be that the first act was a little drawn out. The acting I found to be strong and realistic, especially Corbin Allred as Nathan Greer, I felt that he gave it his all and ended up giving a very good performance. The characters were also strong and realistic, but I personally didn't like Kirby Heyborne's character Oberon Winley. The cinematography was steady with a few beautiful shots of the scenery, but nothing that really stood out to me. The sets and costumes were detailed and realistic, especially with the main characters and the abandoned houses. The colour and visuals were two of my favourite aspects of the film, from the bleak but still beautiful colour scheme to the harsh and cold reality of the film. The action and effects were also well done, especially in one scene toward the beginning of the film. The film did also have some very strong and eerie atmosphere, especially in the first and second act. The film I did find to be very gripping, but I don't think that I'll be watching it again any time soon. Over all I give it a 6/10 - would recommend
The Yanks trying to make us Brits military look silly by calling the airforce pilot a stupid name and forcing him to look like an imbecile in many ways but one by giving him a ludicrous accent isn't raining in the truth. In reality the arms of the British military were more competent and better trained and more disciplined than the Yanks. The US film-makers persist in this British stereotype of bungling fools when in fact it is they who are invariably the wallies. The US special forces Seals were evolved from the British SAS. This is not a bad movie but not realistic.
Smart, impressive for its time and budget, and ultimately powerful, Saints and Soldiers should be a remembered PG-13 World War II film.
Great exploration of humanity within war and religion. Great cultural exposure to mormon missionaries.
Saint and Soldiers is a WWII story of a handful of men who find themselves on the run as they narrowly escape being killed in the Malmedy Massacre. The opening scene setup the result of that massacre and it had me nervous because I thought we were literally flashing back just to watch these guys getting killed right there. But the first scene was not a spoiler, these guys get away. (Well, temporarily.) I really enjoyed the different personalities of these men, and I thought it created some interesting confrontations and connections between them. I was emotionally invested in these guys early, even before I knew all their names. Each one of them seemed to get their moment to shine and the actors all did a good job of creating authentic characters even if they weren't the best actors in the world. I understand that Saints and Soldiers is a production from the Mormon church, and you can find some religious themes in the movie, although they aren't exclusively Mormon. I have to hand it to them, if this is any indication of their movie quality, they are leaps and bounds ahead of those movies made by Evangelical churches. This one was actually understated with the religious themes and prioritized telling a good story. Saints and Soldiers isn't the most original war film. It probably indulges too much in cliches and won't impress some more savvy movie buffs. But the story-telling and character-building worked for me. The movie took some surprising turns I wasn't expecting and had legitimate stakes that hit me emotionally. I enjoyed the movie a lot and would gladly watch it again any time.
Honestly what a waste of a what could have been a good war movie. How did this get a 66% and 78% score from critics and viewers, respectively? Formulaic, superficially acted (although the Deacon and the guy from Brooklyn were ok) and just poorly put together. This could have been a great movie, yet I feel like I just wasted 1.5 hours of my life.
Saints and Soldiers is a fantastic film. It is about four American soldiers and one Brit fighting in Europe during World War II. Corbin Allred and Peter Holden give amazing performances. The screenplay is good but a little slow in places. Ryan Little did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the action and drama.
Saints and Soldiers is not the best war movie out there, but it's still a pretty good movie.
good WWII pic post yes way post WWII
A fantastic tale of true grit and determination from those who served our country and helped defend others freedom as well.
Almost excellent in that there was a bit slow in the beginning but toward the I realized how touching it was and it was all worth while because the slowness part actually made me understood the characters so when each of them perished I was very touched. Therefore the director did a good job in building the characters.