It doesn't provide the greatness it could have

Rating: 1/10 (16 November 2008)

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Review:
The Great Escape is a blatant and obvious Steve McQueen war film that doesn't punch all the punches correctly. The tedious and untimely draw-backs to McQueen visiting his detention cell just get more boring and frustrating as you watch. The never ending and pointless 'walk about' around the concentration camp scenes become tiresome and forgetful. Although 'Escape' is layered with world-renowned actors, it still is placed with an of form Steve McQueen and blabby acting.
Director John Sturges tries to layer all this substance that doesn't work and by the end you feel like he's committed a common and severe crime that you wonder and ask yourselves- why put me through this"?
Verdict:
Despite the backup of some great actors (excluding McQueen) you can only help but beg for mercy for it to end.
*Tragic