Jude Law finds himself on a Russian battlefield trying to take out a German commander from very far away. His comrade, Joseph Fiennes, whispers, "time your shot with the explosion. " Boom, one German officer down, BOOM another.
Though they barely had enough to eat and command sacrificed foot soldiers by the thousands, Russia held the city named for their leader. Sniper Vassili Zaitsev. Law's charcter, became their greatest asset. Germany sent in their best shooter to take him down.
Ed Harris comes to town as Major König and enlists the aid of a Russian boy to attempt to manipulate his sniper rival into a trap. But the boy plays both sides.
Add Rachel Weisz as a love interest for Law and we have a war movie like no other. And despite being under used Bob Hoskins shows up as Nikita Khrushchev. How far wrong can you go with that?
This felt more like a psychological thriller than just another film about World War II. I liked the different point of view and recalling a time when Russia was an ally.
Check it out from Bandon, Coquille and Myrtle Point on DVD and Myrtle Point and Dora on VHS.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215750/
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