Kelly's Heroes: One of the greatest adventure-comedies

Rating: 8/10 (7 July 2003)

"Apocalypse Now" was not just an adaptation of Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness", it was also influenced by "Kelly's Heroes". The films has, for instance, simlilar openings.
Kelly's Heroes is a complex but warm anti-war film with some real heavy comic performances. Clint Eastwood was almost as good as Lt. Kelly as he was as the man with no name (but few seem to agree with me). This is a funny and charming film, much thanks to Brain Hutton's strong direction and Donald Sutherland's acting as Oddball. Mike Curb Congregation's excellent "Burning Bridges" is played three times - in the start, in the middle and in the end ... This is not an overlong film either, even if it clocks around 140 minutes. The only weakness I find is the end battle - it is a bit to brutal for a film like this (but the closing scene is great). Join this journey from start to end! There is a lot of gold to find!
Rating: 8 of 10.