whidbeydanielg This is a low-budget film made by two men whose father is depicted in it.There are no recognizable stars, and it is clear that it was low budget.Yet, it was exciting, moving, and real.The film tells the story of a small group of (very young) men in World War II who fight at the Battle of the Bulge. Perhaps because there were no recognizable stars, the young men seemed very real. The acting was not first rate in all cases, but that did not detract from the realism.The producers made the best use of the money they had, and the fact that it was clearly low budget did not detract from the quality.This is not Saving Private Ryan, but you know what? It's not that far behind it.

barrybolton187 Hoped for more, a Band of Brothers type movie perhaps? Sadly no, the script was terrible & dialog was flat, contrived & generally cringe-worthy. The acting was amateurish & forced, no realism in the characters or in the delivery. I could barely watch in the end. The scene with the repeated cuts back to the same dead body was painful to watch. The action scenes were cumbersome & predictable, in fact its hard to imagine a poorer depiction of events. I didn't feel connected to any character portrayed in this movieProduction values were low and it shows, that doesn't mean that low budget should equal low quality cinema, but in this case it only adds to the general malaise. Not one for my tastes, missed by a mile.

jsullivan92 I am glad to see this movie come to DVD finally. I have been following the website from time to time since I attended a screening of it in Colorado while at a convention. I have a special place in my heart for all veterans but especially the veterans that went through that war. This movie depicts them as real people and not some caricature of them. After finding out the story of how this movie came to be after seeing it, it makes it all that much more appealing to me. I will definitely pick up a copy as it has been awhile since the screening. Really great story and heartfelt ending which I won't give away. If you like dramas about that time in history you will probably enjoy it very much. And the Germans speak German not English with a British accent, thank God! And yes the German is subtitled.

dhodge-732-613230 We watched in and met the cast on stage . Great World War II very touching drama. I would recommend seeing it.This is realistic warfare that depicts the drama soldiers and their families and loved ones faced and the dilemma of re-enlistment or staying home and being with your loved ones. I would think with a limited budget this was an outstanding real life drams of the mans father and the challenges he faced in helping our country fight for our freedom.The sound effects were great and made you feel like you were in the middle of the war zone. The veterans were proud of this movie.I am looking forward to this being put on DVD as we saw this in a stage and met the cast. thank you for allowing my submission. Bob