Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Jemima It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

torstensonjohn 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

spiritof67 Spike Lee is erratic. We all know, or should, know that. He will in his best films throw in a "What?" moment that trips up everything you've seen up to then. Or he will, in his many films/projects where all you can say IS "What?" throw in a moment that shows there's a real talent there. The problem is, you never can tell which will be which - so I think it's the old story of which one came to work that day. SPOILER HEREThe story told here is a good one, but the first scene loop is critically important. The problem in modern audiences is that many boobs are just putting away their smartphones after sending that all-important last text, so the context of the whole movie may be lost on them.This is a story about what were called Negro Troops in Italy during WW2. They weren't allowed in combat in the early part of the war since we all knew (?) that Negroes were unsuitable for combat because (insert here period racist belief of your choice). In the later stages when guys like my Uncle George were sent there - under white officers in command, of course, since (insert other period racist belief) but we needed the troops, so....the early battle scenes are realistic and grim. But the story unfolds about an item that becomes important and even crucial.Performances are very good all around, with little "I knew that would happen" to contend with. While the "history" portion of the story may not be linear, the many small items of human conduct ring true then, and sometimes now. I especially liked the way the interaction between the Italian civilians and the Negro Troops was handled - not the stereotypical stuff, and Spike did some good work here, as he did with the attitudes of the Troops towards the war, America's treatment of them, and a few other things,As for the films' length, I didn't think it long at all. The story was strong enough to sustain it through all and I wasn't clock-watching during it. SPOILER ALERTI thought the ending seemed compressed, which made me wonder if there's an even longer "Director's Cut" out there somewhere. Also, for the attention-deprived, a lot of this RAI co-production is in Italian with subtitles, so it will require "reading" of "words".As another reviewer said "I didn't know it was a Spike Lee film", and unfortunately that's praise. I didn't know it either. It was a good movie.

Miguel Russo I love good movies and this one is at the very top of my best ones. I can't believe how it is ranked so low. I read some reviews that criticized the director about racism but i believe that the people that say that they actually be the ones that may be "guilty" in some part... The fact that someone show a reminder about bad things doesn't mean that they can possible be bad themselves, the same thing goes on the other way around..., by the way, it isn't for this that good movies are made for?Very beautiful history, excellent actors and acting, movie picture, movie direction with backwards. Amazing. All stars, for this one.

ffreemon I just saw this on TV. Reading the other reviews, I am struck by my different take. I think all the other reviewers like traditional films with a beginning, a plot, boy loses girl, boy finds girl, bad guy is killed, hero kisses the horse. This is not like that at all. You think you are following the story rather well and then, zoom, you are off in another story. Despite the fact that the plot doesn't follow a predictable course, I never lost interest. I never knew what was happening next. I never figured out some things. Who was the guy who was killed in the beginning? Summary: this is certainly a movie worth seeing if you do not try to fit it into a mold that exists in your mind but not in life.