Review of Went the Day Well? (1942) by Grant S — 22 Sep 2018
Great WW2 drama.
May 1942. The small English village of Bramley End is visited by a detachment of about 60 Royal Engineers. They are ostensibly there on an exercise but are in actual fact a detachment of German paratroopers, the advance guard of Hitler's invasion of England. Some of the villagers figure out their true identities but before they can do anything all the villagers are held prisoner by the Germans. Will the villagers be able to get word out of the threat? The fate of England depends on them.
Great WW2 drama. Very realistic and topical for its time: at the time the threat of invasion was very real. Solid, plausible plot. Surprisingly dark and gritty - no Hollywood heroics, no easy win for the good guys, no empty casualty list on the Allied side, no characters that aren't expendable. It's all very real.
Yes, it is ultimately a propaganda movie (it was made in 1942), so the Germans are shown as one-dimensional heartless fiends. This, and the rather badly staged, cavalierly acted, battle scenes, would be the only negatives.
This review of Went the Day Well? (1942) was written by Grant S on 22 Sep 2018.
Went the Day Well? has generally received very positive reviews.
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