I looked forward to this french WW2 film with great anticipation but it did not live up to my expectations and it certainly did not live up to the standard of a great war movie. Telling the story of the conscription of men from the North African French colonies, we follow the story of four men who become French soldiers all for very different reasons but all believing in what France their motherland offers in promise once freedom is achieved. Shot beautifully, delivering some wonderful performances, the story-telling touches on some potentially cinematic sub-plots and moments but never delivers as it slowly but surely converges into an almost french Saving Private Ryan with potential heart and soul of an undiscovered part of french/ww2/north African history being sacrificed to the lack of depth in its story-telling/screenplay and faith in its potential audience who would have loved to have taken a more exploratory journey with the filmmakers.
Review of Days of Glory
