Review of The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) by Slappy M — 02 Apr 2009
Wow! What a great war film. I love watching war films, and this one is great. It's got some great characters, played by great actors. Who doesn't love Alec Guinness. He plays a British POW who is obsessed with building a bridge and making sure that if the Japanese are making him and his men build it, then it must be made proper so that people will marvel at it after the war is over.
I watched a documentary on this movie after I watched the film. One of the guys on the documentary said that if you had written the script for this movie today and sent it to Hollywood, they wouldn't accept it because it doesn't have enough action in it.
I have to admit, there isn't a lot of action in it, especially for being a war film. But that doesn't make it bad at all. Really, I think it has just enough action in it. What made this film great and what earned it 7 Academy Awards was the storyline, the characters and the actors that potrayed them, and the directing of the film.
Even if you may not be a big fan of war movies or older movies at all, you must watch this film. It is fantastic. You'll see why Alec Guiness won the award for best actor. He puts on a wonderful performance that you'll remember forever.
This is, truly, Hollywood at its best.
This review of The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) was written by Slappy M on 02 Apr 2009.
The Bridge on the River Kwai has generally received very positive reviews.
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