I'm really not interested in the romance between Alan Ladd and June Allyson. The film they made while other things were going on off- screen is just bizarre. Ladd seems like a middle-ages alcoholic pretending to be a teenager, and it's just disturbing. June Allyson had played this role many times, and it seems to come naturally to her. But the really annoying thing about this film is that it's pure propaganda and seems proud of that fact. At no time during the movie do we fail to be reminded that this is a moving picture portraying a real life hero who was heroic. Except that this guy was also insubordinate, selfish, sexist and really, pretty stupid. I feel sorry for Joe McConnell, since his legacy has been eternally tarnished by the Hollywood pile of hokum. The McConnell portrayed by this film is a jerk.
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The final scene was truly an abomination. We have the "missing man" formation, delivering what must rank as one of the cheesiest scenes in movie history. Even more peculiar is a line that seems to have been lifted from a Hormel report on pork processing-- "No part of Mac was wasted!"
Okay. If you say so.
Spoiler follows:
The final scene was truly an abomination. We have the "missing man" formation, delivering what must rank as one of the cheesiest scenes in movie history. Even more peculiar is a line that seems to have been lifted from a Hormel report on pork processing-- "No part of Mac was wasted!"
Okay. If you say so.