The finest film I have ever viewed.

Rating: 10/10 (28 February 2004)

The "Best Years of Our Lives" is without doubt the finest film ever made. The acting of all the cast members is just incredible. I cannot imagine a remake of the film being made these days(or probably anytime else for that matter)simply because the talent does not exist to remotely approach the brilliance of the original. I have viewed countless films which are excellent, both domestic and international, but none had the absolutely sheer emotional impact as this film held for me. I found Harold Russell's role as Homer especially stunning. A man who has lost both hands in the war, yet exhibits the exhuberance for life few of us could ever hope to emulate under similar circumstances was unbelievable. Yet even as Homer struggles through with his disability with a cheerful demeanor, his profound insecurity regarding his relationship with his girlfiend Wilma and the scene where he relates to her how difficult a simple task such as butttoning his pajama top and her lovingly, tender response that leaves him, as well as the viewer in tears . An absolutely, incredible film which you will never forget.