1947. An American Army officer, Colonel David 'Mickey' Marcus, is offered an advisory role with the Israeli Defence Force. Israel is about to gain its independence from Britain and faces overwhelming odds as it faces powerful enemies on all sides.
A good story, largely based on historic events. Covers the formation of the state of Israel and its initial military struggles against massive odds.
However, doesn't cover the events in much depth though. Much time is wasted on sub-plots, almost all of which add nothing to the story.
These sub-plots, especially the romantic angle with Marcus and Magda Simon, not only use up film time that could have been better spent, but make the film quite clumsy. So many contrivances and Hollywoodisms. Just about every piece of dialogue seems written as a soundbite, a one-line zinger. It all just seems so cheesy.
A good story, largely based on historic events. Covers the formation of the state of Israel and its initial military struggles against massive odds.
However, doesn't cover the events in much depth though. Much time is wasted on sub-plots, almost all of which add nothing to the story.
These sub-plots, especially the romantic angle with Marcus and Magda Simon, not only use up film time that could have been better spent, but make the film quite clumsy. So many contrivances and Hollywoodisms. Just about every piece of dialogue seems written as a soundbite, a one-line zinger. It all just seems so cheesy.