Saving Private Ryan

“Saving Private Ryan” – Review Paragraph 1 – Explain briefly what the film is about. Don’t give away the ending! Paragraph 2 – Describe the characters and their personalities. Paragraph 3 – Describe the battle situations shown in the film. Were they accurate? Were they useful in helping us learn about these events? Paragraph 4 – Your opinion – did you enjoy the film? What was your favourite scene/character? What could be improved? Paragraph 5 – Your conclusion – sum up your review, would you recommend it? Give it marks out of 10. Illustrations – include pictures in your review.

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Tom Hanks as Captain John H. Miller. Tom Sizemore as Technical Sergeant Michael Horvath. Edward Burns as Private First Class Richard Reiben, BAR gunner . Barry Pepper as Private Daniel Jackson, a highly religious sharpshooter. Adam Goldberg as Private Stanley Mellish, a Jewish rifleman. Vin Diesel as Private First Class Adrian Caparzo, rifleman. Giovanni Ribisi as Technician 4th Grade Irwin Wade, medic. Jeremy Davies as Technician 5th Grade Timothy E. Upham, cartographer and interpreter. Matt Damon as Private First Class James Francis Ryan, a paratrooper.