| SHORT REVIEW: | | | | to my coffee in the morning. |
| Perhaps its a bad idea to make a film about World | | | | The other portion of the film, the part involving pilots |
| War I that has a longer running time than the war | | | | and flying doesn't fare much better. The fight |
| itself. | | | | sequences are chaotic and poorly presented. It is |
| REVIEW: | | | | nearly impossible to tell who is who because |
| There's a great number of things going for this film, | | | | everyone is (of course) covered in headgear and |
| too bad none of them made it onto the screen. A | | | | flying identical planes. It is like trying to do a police |
| story about World War I flying aces shotting it out | | | | lineup with everyone wearing football helmets. |
| over France? A chance to see the old planes in | | | | Beyond this, there isn't a clear and active nemesis. |
| action? A possible throwback to an older style war | | | | The lack of a present villain joined with the a dearth |
| movie? This film offers some exiciting possibilities. It | | | | of deep supporting characters, reduces the fight |
| delivers on none of them. | | | | sequences into obtuse, buzzing interludes that |
| This film is a distracted mess. There could have been | | | | bookend the awkward love interest scenes. |
| an engaging story involving the pilots dealing with the | | | | This should have been a great movie, but it's not |
| grim reality that they were all probably going to die | | | | even a marginal one. It's likely someone you know will |
| while also living the fleeting lives to the fullest. The | | | | look at the DVD box and think it looks good. The |
| film moves a decidely different direction and | | | | marketing does look good. Then again, the marketing |
| concentrates on a limp love story between a French | | | | of this film is the only successful part of the whole |
| woman who can't speak English and an American that | | | | effort. |
| can't act. The heat between lead James Franco and | | | | Don't bother with this one folks, it will only waste |
| his love interest Jennifer Decker is timid. I've seen | | | | your time and let you down. |
| more exiting chemistry when I've added half and half | | | | |