Inspiring music romanticizes the unimaginative, sanitized battle scenes. This is the kind of movie men watch when they want to go to war. Pretty good performances though.

Quite enjoyable if you really like war movies set in that time period. There isn't much of a story just order of battle. Acting is quite good with one or two exceptions(Sheen). Soundtrack is well suited for this type of movie. I personally liked impartial point of view on battle thus having good and bad guys on both sides of the battlefield. Camera was sometimes a bit shaky and ending could be better done. Overall really good insight in one of the battles of American Civil War.

Good war film.

Director's Cut

"Gettysburg wins the day by giving a detailed account of the three-day battle (for the first time in a feature film), shot on actual location where the events took place."

Meticulous (almost obsessive) historical accuracy and attention to detail is quite admirable, but sluggish direction (battle scenes are staged with no sense of rhythm or urgency) and a lack of insight into the characters, outside of their militaristic decisions, means that the movie is a tough slog if its very narrow perspective isn't already of interest. Wonderful performances though, especially by Daniels in a career-best turn, and Sheen who really comes into his own in the second half.

One of the best war movies ever. Made with extreme care by people who knew exactly what they were doing, with the best performance of Jeff Daniels' career, and a very large handful of incredibly powerful moments. Not to be missed by anybody who can stomach war movies (and this one isn't even that violent).

I was so disappointed by this....It was supposed to be extremely epic

A couple of misses in the casting department, and some low budget battle scenes detract from a pretty enjoyable look at a turning point for our young country.

Not a fan of making Lee look like a complete idiot, but stirring.

Enjoyable war drama.

Martin Sheen is so totally NOT Robert E. Lee

Any war buff will love this movie. Could be a bit long for the lay person, but I loved it. Great acting, Jeff Bridges performance is great.