I wanted to like this movie but, after all the hyperbole and accolades heaped upon it, it failed to deliver.

The plot is thin and no amount of stunning cinematography can fill in the gaps. The absurdity of sending two junior NCO's on this mission when aircraft, passenger pigeons and the good old telegraph could have easily warned the 2nd of the trap cannot be explained. The incident with the German airman left me shaking my head as the flyers of the day were notoriously civil in captivity.

I wish there were more WW 1 movies to compare this with but, if you have an hour or two, watch, "All Quiet on the Western Front" with Ernest Borgnine and a young Richard Thomas and "Paths of Glory" with an amazing performance by Kirk Douglas.

That is all...