Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

Sorry, this movie sucks

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

1944, 9th Cavalry, Buffalo Soldiers (a negro battalion). The film is directed by acclaimed director Spike Lee who does a great job of telling the story of 4 Black soldiers behind enemy lines in Italy during World War II. The driving characters are Bishop, Train, Hector and Stamps. A telling composite of how the black man was treated back in the old days and how resilient they were to racism and un fair treatment. I felt the film had strong substance, good editing and the plot drove the film nicely. We get to see a first hand look at why the Negroes were so badly treated and they have the same drive as all humans. I found that the film was historical, educational and nice storyline. I give it a 6 out of 10

I can't say enough about this movie. Firstly, your dealing with the people who (since day day one) always play the part of pawn, cannon fodder and war dog. Often found walking point, cleaning toilets, fixing trucks you find the black guys in the military. But when it counts in "the clutch" and lives are on the line it's when these men have often risen above the rest. So as the cream rises to the top this move is rich with STORY (you know lacking in most movies any longer).Intertwined storytelling and excellent dialogue makeup the bulk of the acting scenes. The lighting, coloring schemes and overall appearance are lively and always seem to provide wonderful depth. Often I was surprised at how playful the soundtrack and audio was for this film considering rather dark content (no not the actors you racists).But with high caliber props, thoughtful and expertly filmed action sequences (on par with anything I call a keeper for my collection), vehicles and WWII memorabilia. Enough eye candy for any WWII buff. The high points for me are literally too many to nail down. I am not lying when I say it was as "pretty" as "Band of Brothers" with the acting (spoken dialogue) of a top notch mafia movie; all executed so very well, bravo guys! I would honestly love to see many many more black guy war movies (IT'S ONLY FAIR Hollywood!)- Budget is important and so is teamwork. This film to me represents something that could kick off top grade future movies with heart, bravery and lovable moments. Time to find more moves by this director and team! Oh me? - White 40-50, Denver, Colorado, Pot Smoker and lover not a fighter :)

This film is about three hours too long.If you love blood, mayhem, gore, bullets, rifles, bombs, smoke, killing, rotten language, plot confusion, dreadful musical score, mismatched WWII uniforms, overacting, underacting, this one's for you.Some miracle.Tarantino must have loved this film. I found the film tedious and wayyy too long.Having just returned from Seravezza I was looking for landmarks, scenes that would express the quaint and lovely and warm city I saw. Believe it or not the Italians in and around Seravezza really like us Yanks. I hope the film did not run in the city square.What a waste of $$$. (Checkiung the IMDb score card it looks like the movie lost a bundle. Pity.)Don't miss this one if you can.

It is really sad that very few people enjoyed this movie. I've just watched it and was quite amazed. The first scene in the post office was just outstanding, it got me right away. The camera was quite different from what you see in the USA normally, perhaps RAI has something to do with it. But the greatest thing about the movie were the characters. Some might say they were overacting, I say they portrayed people at war. It reminded me of For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Hemingway. I know the book is set in the Spanish Civil War instead of the Italian WW2 campaign, but the tone was quite similar in some ways. They both deal with the partisan fight, prejudice, the dehumanizing face of war and even the incredible capacity some people have to resist the war impetus to transform us into monsters. Very passionate, very human, very good!