Review of The Great Escape (1963) by Rod A — 27 Nov 2008
A silly film that paints in strokes that are far too broad. They make the disclaimer that many of the characters are composites of people yet that doesn't mean that everyone should be two dimensional.
The two best performances are from Garner and Attenborough. James Cobourn's Australian accent not quite up to snuff. It is easy to see this films far reaching infuence: ensemble adventure films and jingoistic World War II epics.
I'm glad Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers is putting a more realistic spin on things. A war film doesn't have to be as shallow as this one.
This review of The Great Escape (1963) was written by Rod A on 27 Nov 2008.
The Great Escape has generally received very positive reviews.
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