A Midnight Clear (VHS, 1992)

This movie is not what I expected. I expected tones of shooting and explosions like most war movies.
This movie is more about telling a story & less about blowing things up.
So many war movies are very short on story

This star studded military movie is high on my list of movies I will keep!! It is not a typical War movie as there is perhaps one or two scenes in it where the rifles are actually shot. The plot in this film comes across as the boys are just playing Army. Most of it takes place in an abandoned German house while the Army boys wait for the German front to come through. A small German post is discovered nearby with the the initial confrontation of a snowball fight and the pursuing attempts at friendly communication. A German segment attempting to resolve things so they can surrender peacefully and eventually to this American Squad to live and go home. Unfortunately not everyone was on board with the plan of the taking of hostages and it doesn't go down peacefully! It is perhaps a coming of age movie casted in a military setting!! I'll Keep it in the DVD format!