Huston's worst, silliest movie

Rating: 2/10 (28 October 2007)

A tolerable film only if you don't take it very seriously. Most of all the worst and meaningless film in John Huston career (it's a pity to have a great director in a silly and unrealistic script, it's obvious a bad choice before "Under the Volcano" and 'The Prizzi's Honor"). During the Big Football Match between the evil and very, very mean Germans and the prisoners of the war the football players organize their escape from the camp. We have also Michael Caine in the worst mess he ever played and Sylvester Stallone with his "monkey" accent as the goalkeeper in a Steve McQueen- type role in "The Great Escape". No script, no fun, not even a realistic plot (it's obvious! Germans organize football matches instead of taking care about the war in Europe). Have its spiritual moments because of Pele's presence...