An amazing story that is essential to any World War II buff or even history buff. However, from the point of view of a film buff or any avid movie fan, this was a below standard piece of work, or at best a good student film. The actors themselves turned in a decent days work, however the people producing this movie fell short. The constant use of the "fade to black" transition robs the movie of momentum and constantly leaves the viewer wandering if the movie has come to an abrupt end, or whether or not the movie is about to pursue a parallel story line, but typically it continues in the same direction. The movie also contains some unexplained inaccuracies. Early on in the film the Germans are engaged in battle with the Russians, and a few of the German troops are shown using Russian Firearms (specifically the PPSh-41). The viewer can assume that maybe the Germans picked up these weapons off the battle field and proceeded to use it. I assumed this myself until one of the main characters blew up a German Panzer tank piloted by Russian troops. With these caveats in mind, go ahead and learn some little known history!
Review of Brothers War
