One of the finest masterpieces ever!

Rating: Null/10 (10 April 2004)

The Bridge on the River Kwai is probably the only movie I have watched once and haven't had the time to watch again (it sits quietly on along with my other home video collection) that has had such an endearing effect on me. My goodness what a movie! David Lean succeeds again...though this was before Lawrence of Arabia. Again, Lean goes deep into the mind of a Colonel played by Alec Guinness in an Oscar winning performance.
The landscapes are again very real and therefore engaging. I think Lean knew that sets don't work too well. The story circles around human struggle and emotions where the characters are facing the horrors and aftermaths of war. Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness) and his men are taken prisoner by the Japanese and are forced to build a bridge on the River Kwai. When everything seems to be going fine, a destructive climax scene ruins all.

I don't want to say more about the story but it did make me cry. Great movie. Great cast! A must for all to see. One of the best epic movies ever made.
Rating 10/10