
flawed, but very very good

I bought this because it stars James Stewart.
It was a very well-made film except for a few things:
(1) James Stewart by this was no longer a dapper young man,
but greying and grizzling. As such it was hard to believe that:
He was not long out of the air force
in a previous war (WW2 or Korea was not made clear).
He was a passionate young newlywed.
He was just starting his career as a third-baseman in major-league baseball.
(2) The movie was overtly patrotic, virtually a feature-length advertisement
to join the then-new Strategic Air Command.
(3) It was in many ways rather dated. Some movies (and books and plays) are
dated, but they rise above that because their themes are universal.
Somehow, this didn't cut it.
HOWEVER, it was, as I say, very well made.
If there were special effects, they were not obvious to me;
it was not hard to believe that all events were being filmed on location,
live and real time.
The plot line (aside from Stewart's age) was a good one.
The fact that the film is "dated" does have it "up" side --
it was great to see all those old aircraft --
especially the glass-nosed bombers,
something I had never seen anywhere before except in B+W photographs.
Bottom line: If you find it at "a reasonably good price", get it!
Review ID: 10000000002619150

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