Some people have problem's with this movie, I'm not one of them. I'll be the first to admit that this is not as good of a movie as Gettysberg was but it is still phenomenal film-making.
Some people get scared off because the movie is four hours long but that really did not bother me, granted I do have a freakishly long attention span but this film easily held my attention throughout the entire run of the movie.
Robert Duval was a much better Robert E. Lee than Sheen was in Gettysberg and Stephen Lang managed to turn in another great performance, this time as the legendary Stonewall Jackson. Jeff Daniels returns as Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlin and gives a stunning performance. The only performance that I found flawed was that of Stonewall's wife, I found it to be over the top and slightly annoying but she had a very small part and it was rather inconsequential to the film.
I really enjoyed the authenticity throughout the film. It is rare to get a movie that is getting praise from a Christian radio station but I remember hearing about this one. I'll admit that I haven't had the chance to finish reading the book "Gods and Generals" but form what I did read it stayed very true to the book and also maintained very good historical accuracy.
This was a very well made film and I would recommend this to anyone who has even a slight interest in the Civil War.
Some people get scared off because the movie is four hours long but that really did not bother me, granted I do have a freakishly long attention span but this film easily held my attention throughout the entire run of the movie.
Robert Duval was a much better Robert E. Lee than Sheen was in Gettysberg and Stephen Lang managed to turn in another great performance, this time as the legendary Stonewall Jackson. Jeff Daniels returns as Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlin and gives a stunning performance. The only performance that I found flawed was that of Stonewall's wife, I found it to be over the top and slightly annoying but she had a very small part and it was rather inconsequential to the film.
I really enjoyed the authenticity throughout the film. It is rare to get a movie that is getting praise from a Christian radio station but I remember hearing about this one. I'll admit that I haven't had the chance to finish reading the book "Gods and Generals" but form what I did read it stayed very true to the book and also maintained very good historical accuracy.
This was a very well made film and I would recommend this to anyone who has even a slight interest in the Civil War.