‘Masterpiece’ battle film hailed as an ideal 10/10 now on Amazon Prime | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Fans have hailed an epic WW2 battle movie as a “masterpiece”, with one giving it a ten/10 rating. Enemy on the Gates (2001) tells the story of expert Soviet sniper Vassili Zaitsev, performed by Jude Law, and his showdown with a German main and fellow grasp marksman through the battle of Stalingrad.

The occasions of the movie, directed, co-written, and produced by Jean-Jacques Annaud, are a fictionalised account of the real-life Zaitsev, who was a celebrated determine in Soviet society and fought in the important thing battle on the jap entrance.

The movie incorporates a star-studded forged together with Joseph Fiennes as Commissar Danilov, who performs a key position in Zaitsev’s rise to fame, and battle film veteran Ed Harris as Zaitsev’s reverse quantity on the German aspect.

Other main stars within the movie embrace Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins, Ed Harris, and Ron Perlman.

One Audience Reviewer on Rotten Tomatoes stated: “Fearsome sniper sequences and strong acting mark this gripping marksman movie.”

Another branded it one in every of “the best sniper movies ever, and probably in the top 15-20 war movies of all time”.

One IMBd consumer gave it a ten/10 score and questioned how the movie didn’t obtain any Oscar nominations, saying is it “a brilliant film, A masterpiece!!”

A couple of customers questioned why the movie was given a romantic subplot, with one saying it “felt tacked on and less than believable”, however including that the film does a “good job of revealing the USSR’s disdain for the lives of their own soldiers”.

Another stated it was “Great”, and featured: “Captivating and engaging performances from a superb cast.”

The movie has a powerful 82% rating on Rotten Tomatoes’ Popcornmeter, which displays the share of customers who rated it 3.5 stars or increased.

Enemy on the Gates is on the market to lease or purchase on varied platforms, together with Amazon Prime.