He literally puts aside all common sense and military discipline with his obsession for Masha. Thomas Kretschmann plays German officer Peter Kahn, whose main priority seems to be with a Russian woman (Masha) who reminds him of his wife who died in an air raid back in Germany. We are left disengaged and wondering what and why about this. The apparent intention of the movie to show a love story set in Stalingrad isn't properly thought-through, simply because the hero who eventually wins Natashka's heart is a bolt out of the blue, with little in the way of cluing-in the viewer as it develops. The movie settles into segments where the Russian heroes all seem to be obsessed with gaining the attentions or affections of 15 year old Russian civilian girl (Natashka) who bravely stayed in her home despite the carnage visited on the city. The events depicted are set before The Russians encircled The Germans, so we don't get to see the sight of half starved Germans. After some opening battle scenes which are very well done indeed, the realization sets in that what looks like an epic movie is in fact one set around a square in the city, and mainly on the now famous Pavlov's House. After the initial opener set in another part of the world, we get to Stalingrad.
Great, this was going to be like "The Longest Day" or one of the other huge classic World War II movies.
The superb VFX suggested an epic movie about the battle for Stalingrad. When I seen the trailers for this movie, I was gob-smacked.
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