thomas-379 I thought this film was very good. What I particularly liked was that this is almost the very first film I have seen where the weapons for each side were accurate. Not M-60 tanks dressed up as Panzers etc. They even had one German soldier with a StG44. Half tracks were correct on the respective sides too. My only minor gripe was that although the guy who played the British Pilot put in a great performance, why didn't they use a real Englishman? The acting was excellent. I saw it for the first time on Neflix. If you are a WW2 buff you will like this film. I'm surprised I never heard of it....maybe I'm not as up on films as I thought!

jmrlasvegas I always enjoy films about the Battle of the Bulge. It was the worst of times for Americans in the entire European war, so this battle always provides special opportunities for extra---but realistic---plot tension. When it's about the Battle of the Bulge, we never know whether our characters will be rubbed out, taken prisoner, taken prisoner, then rubbed out, tangle with clever Germans wearing the wrong uniforms (who also speak perfect English and know who won the World Series) or whether our heroes will just manage to hang on against a terrible whipping in awful weather. All of these elements make this a particularly rich venue for wartime drama.This movie was apparently shot for less than a million dollars, but it's a far better film than that modest budget would suggest. Even with unknown actors, it takes real skill to put a period piece with special effects on the screen for that amount of money. Nice cinematography. The weapons and the uniforms all look correct and the acting is decent.I would not be bashful to recommend this film to a stranger and would be happy to watch it again.

ucantseeme1029 This movie actually sailed underneath the radar for me when it was released, as I had never heard of it until I seen it on Netflix, but long story short I'm glad I came across this. The opening scenes start out at the Malmedy massacre in WW II, where a small group of US soldiers manage to escape the slaughter. But, the hiccup in that fact is that they also happen to be behind enemy lines so they were essentially out of the frying pan and into the fire so to speak. While trying to navigate back they stumble across a downed Royal Air Force Pilot who is carrying vital intel that they must get back to the Allied Forces.The characters, while predictable and cheesy at times, were likable in my opinion. I liked their interactions even though at some points it seemed too contrived or forced to be really believable. But while the cast are not a well known group, I liked the work they did. To get a good mind set of this type of movie, think of it as a movie more about characters that happen to be in WW2 rather than a straight up WW2 movie. This movie is more character driven and the hook is that you wait to see if they make it or not. There are even some moral interactions between them and a few Nazis. While its been done before it was still and interesting aspect. Don't expect them to storm the enemy lines yelling "git some" while carrying 60lb machine guns while Nazi body parts and dirt coat the camera lenses. They are outnumbered and out gunned and rely on stealth through 95% of the movie. They do manage to kick some ass at points when the action picks up, but this is not an action driven movie.As far as action goes, this movie isn't for everyone. If you're expecting typical Hollywood guts, butts, and elbows flying across the screen this is not your flick. It is PG-13, which to be honest, is a welcome relief considering a lot of war movies rely too much on the gore. We don't need to know what happens to the human body when hit with a grenade in close up detail. We know what happens. We've seen it countless times in past movies. While some people do get shot and blown up in this movie you never actually see those things depicted in a gory mist, just explosions and squibs. If your looking for history buff accuracies you will also be disappointed as this story is more fiction based with fictional characters and moments simply inspired by some real stuff thrown into it. It has factual "inspirations" but don't expect details fine tuned down to microscopic levels. This movie was limited budget and on that note they did an admirable job. This is not Band of Brothers, or Saving Private Ryan that tell the story in hours and hours...Saints and Soldiers had little time and money to tell a story in an hour or so and did so respectably. To me this movie skims the boundaries between B Movie and A Movie. You can tell if they had more resources and time, certain aspects could have pushed this movie to be a bit better. I was still impressed and enjoyed it however, and I have high respect for what they managed to accomplish. If you want a good short story about some soldiers just trying to survive and finish a mission that type of mind set will make it more enjoyable.

Justin Bowman This movie was very good in my opinion. It sort of reminded me of the movie Saving Private Ryan. Was a good story line and the Character Relationship progression was my favorite aspect of the movie. Worth a watch if you like War movies sort of like Saving Private Ryan.If you like too movies with a little drama and some suspense this is a movie for you.Also if you like as I said before Character relations and how they change as the movie goes on this movie shows it in an excellent form.I just found out about this movie by randomly falling upon it. I'm really glad I gave it a shot. Was worth the 90 minutes I spent watching it.