BrianSez's Review

Summary - Great 4.0

Christian Bale stars in a “McGuyver meets Stalag 13” film about a US Figher pilot shot down in Laos during the Vietnam war. Filled with plenty of action and a fairly deep study of character and strength you will find yourself engrossed in all the phases from capture, comraderie, and escape.

Acting - Good 3.0

Christian Bale stars as Dieter Dengler, a man who starts off with a cocky attitude towards his captors, but who is quickly thrust in to some pretty harrowing conditions. I really liked Jeremy Davies (also in Saving Private Ryan) as Eugene as the crazy prizoner, and Steve Zahn was great as Duane.

Film - Great 4.0

Apparently the story is supposed to be close to the truth and many reviewers talk about the directory Werner Herzog who pulls a bit of a 180 with this type of movie after previously filming the same story as a documentary (“Little Dieter Needs to Fly”). The movie is extremely well done, with outstanding scenery (filmed in Thailand) and direction that — while maybe not 100% identifiable as a real story — came pretty darn close.

Edge - Tame 1.5

Reality - Glib 1.5

1 Comment

• BrianSez May 26, 2013 11:05AM

  Regarding BrianSez’s Review
  Upgrading review from Very Good to Great after watching this again today. This is very much a great film.

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