Sameer Chandra

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Movie: Miracle at St. Anna’s (2008)

In Uncategorized on May 8, 2009 at 9:00 pm

Miracle At St. Anna's

Cast: Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonzo, Omar Benson Miller amongst others.

Plot:Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII (source IMDB)

Review: It’s a period film, based on true events that happened in the lives of four african-american soldiers in Italy during WWII. The movie starts with a bang, and a question that moves people to the edge of their seats, but then loses that grip as people recline back and sit through the entire movie. I believe that the director, Spike Lee lost track of what he was trying to accomplish with the amazing script! Over-reliance on foreign language (Italian mostly), made the movie look like a documentary!

Rating: 3 of 5