Glory

Pros: cinematography, passionate performance by Denzel Washington
Cons: formulaic shaping-up the mismatched soldiers, and painful to see them squandered

The major puzzle for me about this movie is trying to decide whether the title is meant ironically. I don't think so, because that would diss' the African American soldiers whose lives were squandered. On the other hand, the move certainly vividly ...

Pros: An American Civil War masterpiece.
Cons: None

Colonel Shaw [volunteering his regiment to lead the attack on Fort Wagner]There's more to fighting than rest, sir. There's character. There's strength of heart. You should have seen us in action two days ago. We were a sight to see! We'll be ready, ...

Pros: Acting & casting; moving script & music; realistic battle scenes; cinematography
Cons: Minor historical inaccuracies

Pros: Superb acting and cinematography
Cons: None

Glory is a cinematic masterpiece that traces the founding and short-lived Civil War career of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first "all-black" volunteer regiment in the Union army.

Matthew Broderick stars as the 54th Regiment's...

Pros: An outstanding movie documenting the history of the 54th Massachusetts.
Cons: None.

Glory: The 54th Massachusetts Fights for Freedom! By James P. Zaworski The American Civil War, fought from 1861-1865, was one of the most significant historical events in the history of the United States of America, as well as the most tragic, ...

Pros: Cinematography, story, acting, nearly everything
Cons: One or two scenes are a bit contrived

It's no surprise that America's bloodiest war has been the target for many movies shown to the American Cinema. With Ron Maxwell's Gods and Generals being released, the Civil War is once again the target of many discussions. Thinking about the...

Pros: Tremendously moving, great acting, superb picture and score, historically important
Cons: None that I can see, other than if you can't stomach war violence

I really don't know what inspired me to write a review on this movie, since it is 15 years old, but I feel as though this is one of the best war movies ever made, next to Saving Private Ryan and Gettysburg. Plus, it shows that at least one person out of ...

Pros: Glory is Very well crafted. It sports and excellent script that is Well acted.
Cons: None. The ending may be a bit abrupt for someone glued to the screen.

What is the film about? "Glory" tells the story about the 54th Massachusetts’s black regiment who fought during the American Civil War. It depicts the difficulty in which the military had simply forming the regiment. The uses for black ...

Pros: Based on a true story, beautifully photographed, Denzel Washington & Morgan Freeman's performances
Cons: Matthew Broderick's performance

Those of you who saw Ken Burns’ miniseries, "The Civil War," you may recall the named Robert Gould Shaw. The son of wealthy Bostonian abolitionists, he served in the northern army and wrote home frequently, documenting in detail, his experiences in the...

Pros: Excellent performances, dramatic moments, rousing score by James Horner
Cons: A bit too long maybe

The Civil War in the US had its own heroes like Gen Thomas Stonewall Jackson, Gen Robert Lee, Ulysees Grant, William Sherman However one of the most significant features of the Civil War was the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer ...

Pros: cinematography, cast, costumes, direction, story
Cons: minor historical inaccuracies and omissions, violence

1989 was a good year for war movies. Three of them received multiple Oscar nominations: Born on the Fourth of July, Henry V, and Glory.

Among these, Glory easily had the best battle scenes. With many Civil War...

Pros: great action movie with a relevant message
Cons: a bit gory and brutal in places.

We all know what the American Civil War was fought about, right. The more liberal north were against slavery, and the ultra conservative south were for it, and so ..war. Thats what most peoples view of the American Civil War is. So whats wrong with ...

Pros: It rates as the last great film that I have seen.
Cons: There is none. The film is flawless.

This film, for my money, is the last film I’ve seen that I think I would call a ‘great film’. You know, the ones they say they don’t make anymore. Edward Zwick was coming off of his television success with ‘Thirtysomething’ (a show I watched with ...

Pros: History from a different perspective, excellent music
Cons: Simplistic characters

“Glory” is an eye opener.

It’s not that the script is terribly fresh—how many war movies have we seen that love to show us the ragtag bunch of Americans, from all walks of life, who, despite their differences, join together to form a...

Pros: Some great turns
Cons: Broderick's is not one of them

In past mall-shopping escapades I've stopped to stare at those encrypted posters that produce a three-dimensional image if one is adept, to no avail each time. What am I doing wrong? And so it is with Glory, whose transcendence is more visible to others....