Long but excellent Drama-Romance .....

Rating: 8/10 (9 February 2014)

THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES is an excellent drama-romance about three soldiers who find it tough to fit in to small town America after their return from World War 1. The oldest of them has a drinking problem, the youngest one struggles with severe physical disability while the third one is conflicted because of his pastoral ideals.
The film is saccharine sweet in some places and the syrupy score is a bit of an irritation. But DANA ANDREWS leads a pretty stellar cast. MYRNA LOY plays the beautiful all American girl whom every man would want to marry. There are so many touching moments in this film. Though i guess if somebody made it today, I guess they would do a darker interpretation of this film.
The film is quite critical of capitalism - especially the banking industry. The film is nearly three hours long and I watched it in two sittings.
(8/10)