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Created Oct 31, 2009 09:35PM PST • Edited Oct 31, 2009 09:35PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Great 4.0

   An action packed drama that appeal to one’s sense to protect and fight. This film falls in the lesser known WWII stories category, and because of that is both intriguing and innately satisfying. It is always rewarding to see stories about the victims getting back at their Nazi aggressors. Fighting in a guerrilla style, Daniel Craig and crew make entertaining business of it all.

4. Acting

   Very Good 3.5

   Daniel Craig, on the surface, seems a bit miscast as Tuvia Bielski. Craig is an obvious blond wasp – but this turns out not to be that important. He does a great job, and you forget all about that soon enough. Brother Live Shrieber has a great part and his enthusiastic seriousness shows.

5. Male Stars Very Good 3.5

6. Female Stars Very Good 3.5

7. Female Costars Very Good 3.5

8. Male Costars Very Good 3.5

10. Film

    Great 4.0

    Set mostly in the countryside, the infusion of typical war-action and drama reigns, but Edward Zwick is sure to fold in the harshness of surviving in winter, the pure human drama of survival and revenge, as well as a good old fashioned uplifting ending.

11. Direction Great 4.0

12. Play Great 4.0

13. Music Great 4.0

14. Visuals Great 4.0
15. Content

16. Edge

    Sordid 3.1

17. Sex Erotic 3.1

18. Violence Brutal 3.1

19. Rudeness Profane 3.1

21. Reality

    Glib 1.6

22. Circumstantial Glib 1.6

23. Biological Glib 1.6

24. Physical Glib 1.6