I thought that overall the movie Gods and Generals was a pretty good
history lesson on the part of the Civil War that was portrayed therein.
However, you probably won't like the movie if:
a) You think the Civil War was primarily fought to free Southern slaves;
b) You don't think the North invaded the South;
c) You are an atheist;
d) You don't like Stonewall Jackson;
e) You like Hillary Clinton;
f) You think Mira Sorvino is a good actress;
g) You like Bill Clinton
h) You think REL was the demonic leader of the evil slave empire;
i) You can't envision a former husband of Jane Fonda as a Southern general;
j) You saw Dumb and Dumber more than once;
k) You think Black Americans played a significant military role during the
Civil War; and
l) You can't stay off your cell phone for four hours.
Jeff Southmayd
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