As far as World War II movies go, then "Red Rose of Normandy" is definitely not amongst the best. This movie was really bad in many ways, and still there was something good to be found here as well.
The good part was that there was a lot of action in the movie, almost non-stop throughout the entire movie. And also there was a good touch to the costumes, uniforms, weapons and such.
But the bad things in the movie outweighed the good by far. And as such, it was a rather bad movie experience. For starters, both the Russians and Germans speak English. At times you had the Germans speaking English with the stereotypical Hollywood-induced German accent, and other times they spoke English with thick American accents. Then suddenly out of nowhere some would speak a line or two in German. Wow, are you kidding me? Pick one style and stick with it. It was such a messy result with all the accents and languages.
Also, I didn't know that they had plastic / corrective surgery back in the 1940's. What was going on with Kladia's lips? It was an atrocity to look at. And it just didn't fit into the movie one bit.
Given all the shooting and firing of various firearms throughout the movie, most of the time you had no indication at what people were shooting at, and it seemed like they were shooting weapons just to shoot weapons, so the director had something to put into the movie. Most of the scenes were devoid of any sense of combat, where people were just running around shooting here and there.
I wonder why no vehicles exploded, even though several were hit by tank firing at them. The explosions would always occur at the wheels or underneath the vehicle. Not a single car exploded in a plume of fire and smoke. That was sort of weak. I guess it was too expensive to blow up an actual vehicle.
Finally, as the bad things go, then the whole scene with the landing at the Normandy beach. Wow, it was so bad. There was no sense of panic, or massive warfare there, and there were less than 20 or 30 people on the beach. It was just out of scale and totally didn't work out as it was planned to.
The acting in the movie was wooden and forced, and no one really stood out here in any way.
"Red Rose of Normandy" seems to be a B-movie in every aspect. But thumbs up to director Tino Struckmann for trying to make a World War II movie, just a shame that it failed utterly and miserably.
If you enjoy World War II movies, then stay well clear of this movie, because it simply isn't worth the effort. The movie does no credit to tell neither the good or bad things that took place during World War II. At best, it seemed like a theatrical rehearsal of a World War II re-enactment.
I am rating "Red Rose of Normandy" a 3 out of 10 rating, simply because of all the action and at least they had the uniforms and weapons right.
The good part was that there was a lot of action in the movie, almost non-stop throughout the entire movie. And also there was a good touch to the costumes, uniforms, weapons and such.
But the bad things in the movie outweighed the good by far. And as such, it was a rather bad movie experience. For starters, both the Russians and Germans speak English. At times you had the Germans speaking English with the stereotypical Hollywood-induced German accent, and other times they spoke English with thick American accents. Then suddenly out of nowhere some would speak a line or two in German. Wow, are you kidding me? Pick one style and stick with it. It was such a messy result with all the accents and languages.
Also, I didn't know that they had plastic / corrective surgery back in the 1940's. What was going on with Kladia's lips? It was an atrocity to look at. And it just didn't fit into the movie one bit.
Given all the shooting and firing of various firearms throughout the movie, most of the time you had no indication at what people were shooting at, and it seemed like they were shooting weapons just to shoot weapons, so the director had something to put into the movie. Most of the scenes were devoid of any sense of combat, where people were just running around shooting here and there.
I wonder why no vehicles exploded, even though several were hit by tank firing at them. The explosions would always occur at the wheels or underneath the vehicle. Not a single car exploded in a plume of fire and smoke. That was sort of weak. I guess it was too expensive to blow up an actual vehicle.
Finally, as the bad things go, then the whole scene with the landing at the Normandy beach. Wow, it was so bad. There was no sense of panic, or massive warfare there, and there were less than 20 or 30 people on the beach. It was just out of scale and totally didn't work out as it was planned to.
The acting in the movie was wooden and forced, and no one really stood out here in any way.
"Red Rose of Normandy" seems to be a B-movie in every aspect. But thumbs up to director Tino Struckmann for trying to make a World War II movie, just a shame that it failed utterly and miserably.
If you enjoy World War II movies, then stay well clear of this movie, because it simply isn't worth the effort. The movie does no credit to tell neither the good or bad things that took place during World War II. At best, it seemed like a theatrical rehearsal of a World War II re-enactment.
I am rating "Red Rose of Normandy" a 3 out of 10 rating, simply because of all the action and at least they had the uniforms and weapons right.