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Post by Vits on Oct 1, 2018 8:46:59 GMT
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY's biggest asset is its group of main characters... but it's also its biggest flaw You see, they're complex people with interesting stories that give their respective actors the chance to give good performances. Unfortunately, the movie should've focused on just one of them, because the way it shifts from one to the other and the way it doesn't settle on a specific tone ruins the pacing. The scene where 2 of them (WARDEN & KAREN) kiss at the beach remains a very passionate scene to this day, but I don't consider it to be the most memorable moment in the movie (like most people do). It's followed by a very serious conversation, which ruins the mood (once again, tone issues). KAREN's monologue during that scene, PREWITT's drunken rants and everything that happens from the Pearl Harbor attack to the end felt more memorable to me. 5/10 ------------------------------------- You can read comments of other movies in my blog.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 1, 2018 14:18:09 GMT
8/10. Good wartime romance. Frank Sinatra almost stole the show.
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Post by drystyx on Oct 1, 2018 14:39:12 GMT
I pretty much agree. And it's bad writing and directing, because there are books and films that do focus on several characters very well. FLESH+BLOOD, JUNGLE FIGHTERS, 49TH PARALLELL, many others.
Most notably, of course, SEVEN SAMURAI.
But FROM HERE TO ETERNITY just fizzles out with a muddled collection that really doesn't justify itself. It isn't a "bad" film. It's just ordinary. 5/10 from me, an average rating.
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