Good grief. What is a movie for? Entertainment, or education? Scores of American and British war films are educationally deficient, but marvellous entertainment. Frankly, I didn't know much about the Georgian conflict, but I didn't watch in order to be educated.
It may be biased, but as a piece of entertainment, well, it worked for me. The cinematography and special effects were very good, the story engaging, and the acting, just fine. It drew me in and I genuinely enjoyed it. I might equally enjoy a film biased towards the Russian side, just as I've enjoyed films about Vietnam biased towards the American side (which most are).
I don't understand why so many reviewers here have got on their high horses. If the film had been about some conflict between fictional countries, would they have been less critical? Would they have been able to concentrate on the story, the essence of which could be applied to many wars, including ones in which Americans or Brits have been involved and carried the lion's share of the blame?
It may be biased, but as a piece of entertainment, well, it worked for me. The cinematography and special effects were very good, the story engaging, and the acting, just fine. It drew me in and I genuinely enjoyed it. I might equally enjoy a film biased towards the Russian side, just as I've enjoyed films about Vietnam biased towards the American side (which most are).
I don't understand why so many reviewers here have got on their high horses. If the film had been about some conflict between fictional countries, would they have been less critical? Would they have been able to concentrate on the story, the essence of which could be applied to many wars, including ones in which Americans or Brits have been involved and carried the lion's share of the blame?