I had been expecting to give this film a very well deserved ten, based on how good the book was, but the film was a let down.
It was sanitised too much with none of the expected hardships of those fighting displayed very much with them being on leave a bit too much for a war film. The romantic stuff should not have been in this film, it should have been a 100% action film and not just 60%.
How the film makers managed to go wrong with such excellent material to work with is a bit of a mystery. It has to be watched of course and Audie was a one off man of a type never to be seen again. I wonder if he was disappointed with it at the time?
It was sanitised too much with none of the expected hardships of those fighting displayed very much with them being on leave a bit too much for a war film. The romantic stuff should not have been in this film, it should have been a 100% action film and not just 60%.
How the film makers managed to go wrong with such excellent material to work with is a bit of a mystery. It has to be watched of course and Audie was a one off man of a type never to be seen again. I wonder if he was disappointed with it at the time?
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