Review of Where Eagles Dare (1968) by Sri N — 24 Jul 2010
What is there to say that has not already been said about this exhilarating WWII spy/action movie, based on a novel by Alistair MacLean? The impressive snowy-mountain surroundings, the Nazi castle, the disguises, the stereotypical German soldiers and Gestapo officials, the intricate or should one say excessively intricate plot, the mind-blowing pyrotechnics, the frantic action scenes, etc.
leave nothing to the imagination. This is what a good war movie should be like. The spy-versus-counterspy concept embedded in a hush-hush intrigue plot allows for moments of self-imagined ignorance on the part of the viewer, but fortunately all is cleared up well in time.
The twist at the end (=who is the REAL rat?) is unexpected. The two-and-a-half-hour duration of â??Where Eagles Dareâ?? can be explained partly by the time it takes to infiltrate and especially escape from the castle while dragging along a group of captured traitors.
This is perhaps the only point of criticism to be made about this successful and very entertaining production. The main strongpoint of the movie is the constant uncertainty about who to trust and who not.
This review of Where Eagles Dare (1968) was written by Sri N on 24 Jul 2010.
Where Eagles Dare has generally received positive reviews.
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