BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Isbel A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

darcywingo The first 33 minutes has 2 episodes that in modern times would elicit ratings, etc. No visual sex but the implications are explicit. Too bad, because this has the makings of a great 1958 black and white inspirational film. But even in these days the producer/director/writers wanted to "spice" up the action. Too bad.

atlasmb I'm sorry to say that this film, which is James Garner's first leading role, is a mess. And almost all of the fault is in the writing.There have been other films about military teams in training. And they have been better than this.We can thank the writing for some horrible characters. And some terrible plots. They try to mix training scenes with scenes concerning the personal lives of the men, but it's all a mess.I wish I could list all the times I cringed in response to a particular line, but that is not possible. They follow one another like lemmings.Some visual effects were also off-putting, like when they trainees are rappelling up a cliff and one man's line comes loose and he plummets to the ground. The entire scene was contrived, amateurish and poorly done.Obviously there are some people who liked this film, but I cannot recommend it.

lorenellroy Darby's Rangers -or The Young Invaders ,to give it the title under which it was shown in Great Britain - is a lengthy world war two movie about the formation of the US Rangers ,its initial training at the hands of the British in Scotland and its success in battle both in Africa and Europe .It also devotes some considerable time to the private lives of the troops especially there involvement with women On neither level is it particularly engrossing with the battle scenes clearly being staged on a studio set which renders them somewhat artificial looking and unconvincing while the platoon members are just not interesting enough to make me care greatly what happens to them The acting is routine Garner is under used and such young performers as Peter Brown and Ed Byrne lack the experience and charisma to hold the screenGood to see the British accorded some respect in a US war movie but otherwise this is routine fare indeed

bux Veteran Director Wellman guides the capable cast through all the usual war movie cliches and still manages to keep our interest. Scattered throughout the action are some nice cameos by then "up and coming" stars, and an especially nice bit done by Edd "Kooky" Brynes. This one is still fun.