Review of Hart's War (2002) by Jeremy L — 12 Jun 2004

[font=Arial][color=paleturquoise]Can you tell Daddy and I have been hanging out together today? I've seen [b]Stalag 17[/b] a million times, and it's a really great, classic WWII movie. Keeps you thinking, and laughing.[/color][/font].

[font=Arial][color=#afeeee]Same with [b]The Great Escape[/b]. Obviously, classic. Funny as all get out. Witty one liners, but also enough seriousness to help you understand what a stalag was like in WWII. And Steve McQueen is awesome and sexy. They were so ingenious, sewing blazers out of blankets and singing carols to mask noises of hammering. The commandant of the camp is interesting as well, showing how the SS/Gestapo and the German Army were two very different sects of the Nazi party. The Gestapo were hardcore Hitler followers, out to kill. The Army was just, for the most part, doing their job by keeping the American soldiers in their prisons.[/color][/font].

[font=Arial][color=#afeeee]The same can be seen in [b]Hart's War[/b], where the commandant is weary of brutal treatment as well. They give a human side to some Nazis, which I would usually spit at and say "Screw the Krauts"...but it is true that a lot of these men weren't in it to kill Jews, but to serve their country or survive. Or both, if they were lucky. This movie had me going "wha?" for awhile, which is good- took itself too seriously sometimes, which isn't too good...I really liked Colin Farrell, and not just because he looked damn sexy. I liked him, but I think my favorite character had to be the commandant, the German Colonel. He was Jeremy Ironsesque, which makes him instantly awesome, but the character and actor were both dynamic.[/color][/font].

[font=Arial][color=paleturquoise]I just noticed Steve McQueen looks a lot like my cousin... O.o[/color][/font].

[font=Arial][color=#afeeee]So, there ya go. Movie reviews up the vienerschnietzel. *yawn* [/color][/font].