I think I have to agree with they're review, pretty spot on.
I did find it funny when I was reading the reviews on it the day after I saw it I came across one from a German reviewer who labeled the meal scene and bedroom visit as a "rape scene" and said no children were ever hung for refusing to fight nor even made to fight at all yet history sure proves that incorrect!

The reviewer said that he didn't like the way the German people were portrayed, but I thought the civilians were portrayed as normal civilians and the Nazi's were portrayed as Nazi's.
But I guess no one would like to know their grand dad would be judged as a "bad guy" by the whole world and the fact that grand mom could be had for a pack of cigarette's or a chocolate bar I'm sure isn't that nice of a thought either.
War is hell and WWII was one of the most hellish there has been.