wildly overrated

Rating: 5/10 (2 June 2005)

I don't understand why so many people love this movie. There is nothing great about this escape. Since a majority of POWs who escaped were recaptured or killed, the title is misleading. I'm not saying every film should have a happy ending, but how about featuring the people who actually got away. If you think about it, escaping from a POW camp and getting recaptured at the end after following the details of the escape for nearly three hours is a bit of a cheat. This is one of those films that should have not been historically accurate. As reading previous reviews I have read, the movie was unrealistic as it was they might as well gone all the way with it. This mix of historical accuracy and Hollywood doesn't mix together very well. A disappointing 5/10