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Title: The Enemy at this Gate is "Hollywood"
Review: The opening battle scene is very well done and throughout the movie there are some very interesting scenes but, as with so many movies, its potential was not realized to make the movie more inviting to as wide an audience base as possible. There was too much emphasis placed on the "love interest" part of the story and not enough on the actual battle itself. The duel between the snipers was good but because we have to sit through all the "love interest" parts the duel becomes overly long and towards the end you just want one of them to get shot so it will be over. Finally, when we do get to the climax of the duel it is heavily dipped in Hollywood instead of ending it the way it is written in the histories.As with so many war movies the director, even if the intention is to honor those who fought and died, seem to be saying,"Thanks for all your sacrifice, but wouldn't it have been better and more exciting if it had happened this way?"
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