My Netflix queue is definitely deficient right now in movies I really want to see. "Enemy At The Gates" is one that Netflix figured I'd give 3.5 stars, so I gave it a shot. It's not a bad movie, but there were enough things that I didn't like or that made me uncomfortable for me to drop this from 4 stars to 3."Enemy At The Gates" stars Jude Law as Vasilli Zaitsev, a renowned Russian Sniper during World War II. I believe this movie is loosely based on actual events, though the movie is largely fiction. When the Russians start using Zaitsev as propaganda during the war, the best German Sniper, Major Konig (Ed Harris) comes to Russia to kill Zaitsev. What follows is a battle of wits between the 2 snipers that ends in the death of one of them.
Like I said in the opening, there were a few parts of this movie that I didn't like. The opening 15 minutes is really hard to watch, and I nearly shut the movie off. Additionally, I was sort of annoyed that all the Russians spoke with a British accent...come on, it's not that hard to do a Russian accent. But, there were enough redeeming moments for me to rate this 3 stars. The battles between Zaitsev and Konig are done very well. And, for the most part, Ed Harris didn't annoy me like he often does.
I don't know if I'd recommend this. I think if you like movies like "Saving Private Ryan" and other WWII movies, you might like this, but be prepared for some hard things to watch.
