Netflix viewers hail true war film as 'best movie' ever made with 10/10 rating
Netflix viewers have been blown away by a true war movie - and say every subscriber needs to add it to their watch list immediately. Film buff Eccy Reviews has taken to social media to spread word about the movie, which can easily 'get lost' within all the other titles on the streaming service.
He claims the movie Hacksaw Ridge, starring Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, and Luke Bracey, will leave you "absolutely speechless". Directed by Mel Gibson and written by Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight, the 2016 movie has won 57 awards including two Oscars and 115 nominations in total.
It's plot on IMDb reads: "World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, serving during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honour without firing a shot."
Eccy Reviews said: "This is one of the most incredible war stories that you will ever see. It follows a young man named Desmond, who when he was young, he almost killed his own brother.
"He vows to never hurt anybody ever again. When he is called upon to go to war to fight for his country, he says that he will not touch a weapon and enters in as a combat medic.
"What this guy achieves and what he does is genuinely heroic - and I promise you that this will bring tears to your eyes. Please do not miss out on this film."
Commenting on his video, one user said: "Hacksaw Ridge is one of the best films I've ever seen."
Another user added: "Hacksaw Ride is amazing, watched it many times."
A third user said: "Hacksaw Ridge is a brilliant film! Watching it again the day it came onto Netflix."
Rating the movie a 1/10 on IMDb, one user said: "I watched it with zero expectations as I don't watch that many war movies.
"This one had 8.1 IMDb and the hero is Andrew Garfield, so I gave it a shot.. Five minutes into the movie, I was so intrigued.
"The love story felt so intimate even I smiled when they kissed.. then comes the real movie.. man, this is the best war movie I've watched so far. Hands down, it felt like I was in a real war.
"The scenes are really brutal and shows the actual things that happen in a war field - the gory makeups, the filmmaking quality, shots, music everything was at point.
"Definitely a great movie. I was so entertained until the end and you know what? I felt like wanna scream at the end when it said directed by Mel Gibson.
"I didn't know it was his masterwork until the credit. Midway through the movie, I was wondering who the director was because of how good it's made.
"I recommend this to everyone, not particularly to war movie fans but to everyone."
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