Review of Flyboys (2006) by Jonathan C — 09 Jun 2008

Average war movie. Not enough dogfighting and character development. The love story was lame...

This review of Flyboys (2006) was written by Jonathan C on 09 Jun 2008.

Flyboys has generally received positive reviews.

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