The big ending is rather an anti climax and there is no real pay off other than we know someone survived and had a kid who went on to tell the tale of their five fathers, being five characters in this film. Some of the characters are a little more interesting than others but on the whole they're a pretty forgettable bunch. The Germans are all fairly one dimensional bad guys while the Russians are a little more redeemable but most of their back story always comes in the form of narration and not in their actual actions or dialogue. the look of the film feels great but this cannot save the films many weak points. The costumes and details of the period are incredibly accurate and everyone looks like they have been through several years of war already. What is out standing about the film is the VFX and Production design which is really first rate.
True, by this time in the war, men are reduced to all but shadows of their former selves and having them revealed to be more human in fragile moments works at times and is one of the films few strengths but its not enough to save the film from being predictable, hollow and at times frankly boring. Any real meant to fill out the characters bones is really missing from the script and while the acting is not at fault here the blame must lay with the writing and over concept here. The film is narrated by the off spring of one of the main characters but I can't but wonder if this was an after thought to actually fill in for the lack of character that everyone seems to possess. After a promising start the film settles into over stated Russian melodrama with a huge intrusive score bashing its way into almost every scene making the moments in the film when its actually needed less effective. The German semi-senior officer (Kretchman) finds himself falling for a Russian woman who reminds him of his dead wife. The Russians all fall for the same girl, Katya, who is the only civilian survivor in the house. A group of Russian soldiers find themselves hanging onto a junction house blocking the way to the river which they must defend at all costs, and the Germans occupy the street across from them and continually fail to take it.
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