Saving Private Ryan (1998) Movie Review

***Reader-Submitted Review***

By: Luke

Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Written by: Robert Rodat

Starring:
Tom Hanks - Capt. John H. Miller
Tom Sizemore - Sgt. Mike Horvath
Edward Burns - Pvt. Richard Reiben
Barry Pepper - Pvt. Daniel Jackson
Adam Goldberg - Pvt. Stanley Mellish
Vin Diesel - Pvt. Adrian Caparzo
Giovanni Ribisi - T-5 Medic Irwin Wade
Jeremy Davies - Cpl. Timothy P. Upham
Matt Damon - Pvt. James Francis Ryan
Ted Danson - Capt. Fred Hamill
Paul Giamatti - Sgt. Hill
Dennis Farina - Lt. Col. Anderson
Joerg Stadler - Steamboat Willie
Max Martini - Cpl. Henderson
Dylan Bruno - Toynbe
Demetri Goritsas - Parker
Nathan Fillion - Pvt. James Frederick 'Minnesota' Ryan
Leland Orser - Lt. DeWindt
Harve Presnell - Gen. George C. Marshall
Harrison Young - Ryan as Old Man
Kathleen Byron - Old Mrs. Ryan
Rob Freeman - Ryan's Son



Saving Private Ryan.... The film everyone must see. No film could possibly paint a better picture of war than this Hollywood blockbuster. Director Steven Spielberg created a war story like no other were a group of ground troops embark on a special mission with only one objective.... to find Private Ryan. Through the film we learn much more about the reality of war and the effects, basically that war is not all heroic. There is none stop action through the whole film even from the very beginning were it shows a beach raid by the American forces. I can say that there is almost none stop action from this point.


To conclude, if you like action and gore, even a little sadness.... well Saving Private Ryan is the film for you.