Review of Miracle at St. Anna (2008) by Brad S — 17 Jun 2012
This is a movie I want to rate higher, but just can't. The story is too long and a bit muddled. I sense that I like what Lee is trying to do, but it just doesn't connect. It's also hard not to compare a movie like this to Saving Private Ryan and the two movies just don't compare.
Where Speilberg captures the horror and tension of war, Lee gets lost. War movies are about war, Lee gets caught on this point. He wants to make a movie showing African Americans as WWII heroes (which is a movie that needs to be made), but I also sense he wants to make a comment about the depravity of war, and then on top of it all he wants to show us the courage that exists within the human spirit.
It's no wonder this movie loses its way ... it's simply trying to do to many things. It gets lost in its varied themes. All of those themes are good but they all need their own movie. Lee tries to do a dance but lets just say Miracle at St.
Anna is no Thriller.
This review of Miracle at St. Anna (2008) was written by Brad S on 17 Jun 2012.
Miracle at St. Anna has generally received mixed reviews.
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