Review of FTA (1972) by Richard D — 18 Feb 2016
Donald Sutherland and Jane Fonda go in tour with their anti-war show FTA (aka Fuck the Army), playing near military bases and spreading their anti-war message. The problem is that their show is mostly awful and so is the movie.
The show's mix of comedy and music mostly plays like overly earnest amateur theory and is really kind of painful to watch. I'd say it could only play well to the converted, but I agree 100% with their cause and I still hate their show.
In between acts, the film interviews soldiers who oppose the war. Although this is better than the show, it's very repetitive and no context is provided to give you a sense of who these men are and how well they represent the attitudes of the average soldier.
Donald Sutherland is the one participant that comes of fairly well. There's a conviction and fiery intensity to what he has to say in the film, and he's the one person I found to be convincing.
This review of FTA (1972) was written by Richard D on 18 Feb 2016.
FTA has generally received mixed reviews.
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