
In World War II, the fall of Stalingrad will mean the collapse of the whole country. The Germans and Russians are fighting over every block, leaving only ruins behind. The Russian sniper Vassili Zaitsev stalks the Germans, taking them out one by one, thus hurting the morale of the German troops. The political officer Danilov leads him on, publishing his efforts to give his countrymen some hope. But Vassili eventually starts to feel that he can not live up to the expectations ... (Full plot summary below)
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In World War II, the fall of Stalingrad will mean the collapse of the whole country. The Germans and Russians are fighting over every block, leaving only ruins behind. The Russian sniper Vassili Zaitsev stalks the Germans, taking them out one by one, thus hurting the morale of the German troops. The political officer Danilov leads him on, publishing his efforts to give his countrymen some hope. But Vassili eventually starts to feel that he can not live up to the expectations on him. He and Danilov fall in love with the same girl, Tanya, a female soldier. From Germany comes the master sniper König to put an end to the extraordinary skilled Russian sniper.
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| UK CriticIan Waldron-MantganiIt's hard to get involved in drama when that drama shouldn't be there in the first place. |
| Lawrence Journal-WorldJon NiccumTime and again the movie feels like it's working toward a Hollywood moment but always retreats before succumbing to the opportunity. |
| Bangitout.comJordan HillerIf only ambition was the bar at which to measure the quality of motion pictures, Enemy at the Gates could sit atop the best of the year. |
| Movie HabitMarty MapesThe real story is the tense, calculated, exciting strategizing of the two snipers. |
| Apollo GuideBrian WebsterSince the romance is handled with restraint, it doesn't take away from the tension and it adds reasonably well orchestrated sentiment. |
| ComingSoon.netScott ChitwoodAn intense combination of action, drama, and love story that makes a memorable and interesting war movie. |
| Film.comGemma FilesThough 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. |
| New York Daily NewsJami BernardThe 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. |
| The SpectatorMark SteynEverything in the movie is obstinately stupid. |
| culturevulture.netArthur LazereEnemy never gets to that visceral place -- you're outside looking in, watching a spectacle of someone else's horror. |