Should you watch Enemy at the Gates?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Enemy at the Gates
Film · 2001
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.
The sides of Enemy at the Gates
- Two snipers hunting each other in Stalingrad
- Jude Law as Vassili Zaitsev
- Ed Harris as a German marksman
Enemy at the Gates is good for you if…
- you like a duel of patience between two snipers in the ruins.
- you want the Battle of Stalingrad seen from the rubble.
- you like the huge opening, soldiers crossing the Volga under fire.
Enemy at the Gates is bad for you if…
- you can't stand soldiers mown down on screen.
- you'd rather a war film without a love triangle.
About: propaganda · rivalry · survival
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