Where the Seventies meets the war.

Rating: Null/10 (6 February 2001)

Kellys Heroes is a great movie , a bank heist attempt in the middle of a war.Donald Sutherland and Telly Savalas are simply at their best when this one was filmed. Kellys Heroes sets the standard as a Comedy War film , not to be taken as anything else.Ive seen this film about five times and I enjoy it , every time I see it. Clint plays the cunning Kelly , and does so with little hidden relish and probably inspired the Sgt Harry Callaghan all film goers came to know and love. The plot is excellent , but what makes it work better , is the characters that are lumped together with one mutual value , greed. The spirit of American capitalism and enterprise is given free reign in this picture , but you have to admire the way the director placed a 1940's (hippy) Oddball amongst a crowd of unscrupulous entrepreneurs. A message to the 1970's hippy generation was definately sent out by the film industry(and perhaps government) , which was getting and making money is a pillar of freedom , just as much as free love and lifestyle. The film is and will remain a great comedy film that displays in no uncertain term , the American experience....Opportunity.