Honors richly deserved

Rating: 10/10 (22 May 2003)

"It feels as though we're going to hit a beach."
The second great armed forces landing in the 40's: Home.
If 1946 was not like this, then it might as well have been, for once all of the WWII Vets pass away, movies like these will define the moment for all times.
A sailor is reunited with (literally) the girl next door, except that he has no hands to hold her. An airman finds that whirlwind airbase romances do not necessarily hold up to peacetime challenges. An army sergeant returns to an even better job than he left, but has more complicated battles to fight.
Seven Oscars were well deserved. A subtly solid cast, including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Hoagy Carmichael and my new favorite actress, Teresa Wright. William Wyler and Gregg Toland save their tricks for the key scenes.
10 out of 10.