This is a very emotional, crazy, and sweet story. It has that book feeling; I have read stories of this kind, with the friendship of a triangle that has to face several obstacles and still be loyal to each other. It starts with the goofy adventures of three friends in a war context. Their life in Amsterdam is their bliss, their finest moment, but they have to return to "real life," and then it transforms into a story about political plots about the war to come (WW2). It is a great movie, and I have read it didn't do well with the audience, which disappoints me about the modern spectator. It is unfair, as this is an intelligent, well-written movie. Maybe it had too many characters, but what a luxury to see all these fantastic actors together. I think that we have to appreciate good stories; we need them. We have to enjoy stories that talk about our history and the subplot behind horrible things such as war and the people behind it. The De Niro character is based on a real person, and that deserves our attention.

See it.