Enemy at the Gates(2001)
Tense drama focusing on a cat-and-mouse game between two snipers during the decisive siege of Stalingrad in World War Two.
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Age group15+ years
Duration125 mins
Set in Stalingrad during WWII, 'Enemy at the gates' takes advantage of an incredible (albeit inaccurate) true story - A cat and mouse chase between two talented snipersI - and turns it into a good, if not great film. It has very convincing acting from the likes of Jude Law and Joseph Fiennes and very good art direction - the ruins of stalingrad feel very well-realised. But the film does have a few flaws: one of them is the 'love story' - it is historically inaccurate and doesn't add much to the film. Another flaw - the english accents make it feel like it's upper-class england rather than war-torn stalingrad. The actors are capable enough of swapping accents, but it seems the only one who bothered was Ed Harris, who gives off a great performance as the ruthless german sniper. But I would rather not have a cockney Nikita Kruschev (Bob Hoskins, why?). If you're interested in WWII (and are aware that this film is slightly inaccurate) then you will enjoy it.
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