Rating of
4/4
Oscar snub Private Ryan comes in at #46.......
Mr. B.K. Tinney - wrote on 04/23/09
Anyone who has seen war movies would be lying not to put this one at or near the top. The directing by Steven Spielberg is amazingly magnificent even with his standards and the cast of acting led by Tom Hanks is terrific as well. Watching the first 20 minutes of the movie is so electrifying it is almost as if you were on the beaches of Normandy yourself...it is that powerful. You find yourself on the same journey with them through enemy lines to find Private Ryan (played by Matt Damon) alongside Tom Sizemore (who was perfectly cast as Hanks' sgt.), Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, Giovani Ribisi and Jermey Davies. The feel of the movie is second to none as far as war movies go and it has to be considered one of the master director's prized works as well as the talented lead actor's finest performances. The biggest letdown? Somehow, some way this didn't win best picture in 1998 but somehow lost to Shakespeare in Love?? Arguably the biggest blunder at the Academy Awards. A magnificent film nonetheless.
