Review of The Big Red One (1980) by Charles Taylor for Salon — 02 Jan 1981
Fuller was never a poetic director, but in The Big Red One he finds what in himself was closest to lyricism. Fuller's movie is like flowers thrown on a battlefield in remembrance, and it makes the overblown war movies that have followed seem like cheap and tatty Veteran's Day poppies.
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This review of The Big Red One (1980) was written by Charles Taylor and published by Salon on 02 Jan 1981.
The Big Red One has generally received positive reviews.
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