Acceptable but not great

Rating: Null/10 (9 January 2003)

This film went straight to being a rental in Finland. Maybe because it did poorly in the States. The beginning is good, but sadly the ambush scene doesn't really set the tone for the rest of the movie.
Instead we get a familiar POW-camp-thing. Generally the acting is good (especially the German commandant, oberst Wisser). Brucie does his thing as usual, and Mr. Farnell looks a bit too frightened all the time. Maybe because he is supposed to be a senator's son...
Looking back, some of the twists in the plot are ridiculous. For instance, the Hitler-parody at the theatre and the trial itself. Although it is possible that the commandant may have been studying at Yale in 1928...
But all things considered, an acceptable movie. The best part was obviously how the black soldiers were treated in the US Army. Quite realistic. A bit too patriotic for my test, but without unnecessary violence.