This is oft quoted as a great movie. It certainly is epic in its ambitions. However it failed to move me greatly. The love triangle thing has been done a lot and had already done so in 1962.
The epic elements didn't please me much - the cursory WW1 scenes. A passing mention of Nazism "they're even burning books now", but then let's get back to the stuff that really matters - a grade 'A' fruit of a woman and a pair of buddies who love her in different ways.
There are some beautiful moments, some fine cinematography, more than able performances, but in the end it was disappointing. Disappointing in the way that a meal in a fine restaurant might be very good on paper but just doesn't send you personally.
I'd recommend that people see this movie, but going into it with lower expectations than I had.
The epic elements didn't please me much - the cursory WW1 scenes. A passing mention of Nazism "they're even burning books now", but then let's get back to the stuff that really matters - a grade 'A' fruit of a woman and a pair of buddies who love her in different ways.
There are some beautiful moments, some fine cinematography, more than able performances, but in the end it was disappointing. Disappointing in the way that a meal in a fine restaurant might be very good on paper but just doesn't send you personally.
I'd recommend that people see this movie, but going into it with lower expectations than I had.