Flyboys

Hats off to Dean Devlin, Marc Roskin and their colleagues. Making a WWI aviation movie is always going to be a mighty task, but they did it with characteristic style.

I saw this at a screening at BAFTA, London. The aviation sequences were spectacular, particularly the airship battle.

I felt the script was at its strongest when it was least predictable, with the dynamic between the various young flyers and the ever-shifting morality of the battlefield enemies providing some of the most compelling moments. Jean Reno is here, as always, a class act.

Lastly, the lion should have its own fan club. Well done to cast and crew.