Synopsis
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.
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Cast
- Jude LawVassili Zaitsev
- Joseph FiennesCommisar Danilov
- Rachel WeiszTania Chernova
- Ed HarrisMajor König
- Bob HoskinsNikita Khrushchev
- Ron PerlmanKoulikov
- Eva MattesMother Filipov
- Gabriel ThomsonSacha Filipov
- Matthias HabichGeneral Paulus
- Alexander SchwanYoung Vassili Zaitsev
Recommendations
- 90
Film.com
Though issues of politics and philosophy are touched upon, this is a film about the people inside the uniforms -- a story of human beings under pressure, forced by circumstance to make choices both impulsive and, on occasion, heroic. It's also the new year's single most satisfying movie experience thus far. - 88
New York Daily News
The sniper's life is a lonely one, full of shallow breathing and delayed gratification. Solitary as it is, Jude Law manages to get a little action in the bunkers of wartime Stalingrad in the ambitious but sometimes inadvertently silly Enemy at the Gates. - 80
Salon
This is spectacle cinema made with individual flair; maybe someone in Hollywood will notice that it's still possible. - 75
Baltimore Sun
Keeps its eye on the big picture even when focusing on the small scene. - 75
New York Post
Enemy at the Gates, is no "Saving Private Ryan" - but thrilling, bravura stretches make it consistently entertaining, if less than profound, filmmaking. - 60
Washington Post
As long as you focus on the central sniper-versus-sniper story -- and not the dreadful mishmash of jarring accents or the film's unconvincing romantic subplot or any of the personal relationships -- you'll enjoy it. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
At times, the sight of reserved English actors slapping, hugging and acting all Russian looks bizarre, though one casting choice is prime: Bob Hoskins has the ideal air of impish menace in the featured role of Khrushchev. - 50
Miami Herald
Enemy at the Gates will pique your interest in the Battle of Stalingrad, but it leaves that interest sadly unsated.
