The harrowing scenes of young servicemen frightened beyond reason as to how their untimely demise will play out, is heart-rending.
And the choices one has to make for survival. Like the scene in the carrier ship, the french service man staying close to the rails, just so in case anything happens, he was actually expecting some terrible fate to befall them and was on the look out. He would later save the others when the ship was hit.
Most touching and at the same time annoying is the scene where they almost frame him for a german for survival sake, it must have been tough.
You see soldiers fall to the ground in unison, shielding their fragile bodies as an onslaught of "dive bombing" aerial attacks and close combat gunfire, pepper the earth around them. And this really happened. That in itself hits home for a jarring impact for the viewer.
To think this , happened. They were like sitting ducks, just waiting be picked out. They bent for cover with their backs exposed, like an exposed back could take a billet or a bombing. But it was their only shield.
Great review . I almost agree with your rating of 9 but i would give it a 10/10 though. The acting was top notch, the emotions were well played out.