designed by committee?

Rating: 3/10 (10 September 2000)

This movie seems designed by committee: throw in a bunch of B stars (Don Rickles, Clint Eastwood - at that time, etc.) with crazy, overblown characters, dream up a caper (stealing some gold), throw in some Nazis and lots of action, and people will love it. You can imagine the studio execs ticking off the necessary attributes and agreeing to it. It doesn't make sense, but it should be a crowd-pleaser.
The result is a brain-deadening attempt at "comedy". Donald Sutherland talking like a 70s flower child in WWII? Give me a break. Sure, you could call this "fantasy", or fantasy-comedy, but it seems like such a witless fantasy.
This is irritating B-movie fair, aimed at those who have little respect for, or knowledge of, the real events of that time.