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Title: Berenger's and Daniels' best
Review: Tom Berenger's Confederate General Longstreet is a superb portrayal, his best work since the near-psychotic sergeant in the otherwise forgettable "Platoon" and not equaled since. It leads the list of excellent portrayals, including Chamberlain by Jeff Daniels, his best work ever (his speech to his unit was done with Civil War recreators from Maine and powerfully affected them and him). Martin Sheen is the wrong actor to do R. E. Lee but this unconvincing portrayal is not a fatal flaw. The acting, even where license is taken with the historical truth, does accurately reflect the people involved in the struggle. While a must-see for Civil War students, anyone interested in history will appreciate this film. The advantage of the DVD is, of course, the lack of interruptions so the viewer gets a better sense of the flow of things.
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