If any film deserves to be labeled as "Perfect"...

Rating: 10/10 (13 January 2007)

If any film deserves to be labeled as "Perfect", it's "The Best Years of Our Lives". Almost three hours long, but very nearly too short. I was left wanting more. A lot more. Too bad they never made a sequel, but then again, why? The film itself is simply P-E-R-F-E-C-T! The cast is wonderful, the music score is stirring and the pictures and screenplay are flawless. I'm sure that most of the other 130 plus reviews say just about the same thing, but I just couldn't help writing a review of my own. The movie is THAT inspiring. "The Best Years of Our Lives" is probably the finest example of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts. Taken individually, any single scene on it's own would be dreadfully boring. Taken together, they're more than magnificent. From the moment you're introduced to a character, you bond with and care about them. You gain this incredible feeling for their welfare, as if they were actually living, breathing people. I hope that there will always be room for film's like "The Best Years of Our Lives". As I said, once it's over you wish there was more to come. It leaves you with a tremendously warm feeling inside. If you've never seen it and are actually reading this to help make up your mind, GO SEE IT NOW! It will be The Best Three Hours of Your Life ever spent watching a movie.