Review of Gods and Generals (2003) by Benson R — 10 Jun 2007

They tried to cram too many battles into one movie and too many one liners.

This review of Gods and Generals (2003) was written by Benson R on 10 Jun 2007.

Gods and Generals has generally received mixed reviews.

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As dry as a high school history book, solemn as a funeral service, humorless as a Politburo meeting, bloated as a waterlogged corpse and unbalanced…

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By Hollywood-Joey W (4) on 02 Feb 2014

A great movie that showed what happened prior to Gettysburg. It never fully got the credit it deserved…

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Where to begin. Long? Yes. Boring? Check. Pretentious? Uh...YES. Historically accurate? Not even close…

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By Grant S (1,780) on 01 Feb 2016

Not nearly as good as Gettysburg, or the book on which it is based…

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My only question is why couldn't Gettysburg be the movie sequel to Gods and Generals which are both great movies and depictions of the Cival war…

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This was great and finally showed the southern generals and people as more than just a one dimensional racist pack of hillbillies…

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