Review of The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) by Jonathan D — 09 Mar 2017
David Lean always invites you to look at the "big issues" of life, whether in epics like these, or in early character dramas like "Brief Encounter." In this movie we appreciate the great sense of immovable British principles embodied by Alec Guinessess' colonel Nicholson, which in fact prove to be as morally ambiguous as they are steadfast.
The movie is damaged only by some sentimentality in some of the characterizations, and an ending that is contrived and which seems to avoid addressing some of the questions that are set up so well earlier on.
This review of The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) was written by Jonathan D on 09 Mar 2017.
The Bridge on the River Kwai has generally received very positive reviews.
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