France, 1944. A group of American military prisoners escape from the military police and head for the Swiss border. Along the way they meet up with a group of French Resistance fighters who mistake them for a US Special Forces team. Now they have a vital mission to complete.
The film from which Quentin Tarantino got the title of his 2009 movie. Beyond that and the fact that they involve a group of American soldiers operating behind German lines there is no similarity between the two films, plot- or quality-wise.
While Tarantino's film is brilliant, this is mediocre at best. This is essentially a Spaghetti WW2 Drama, a Spaghetti Western set in WW2. All the hallmarks of a Spaghetti Western are there: the random, implausible plot, the gung ho action sequences, the very hammy performances and the laughably poor production values.
In addition, not only do we have badly-dubbed English dialogue over Italian / non-English-speaking actors we have the same for American actors! It's as if the Americans were dubbed into Italian and then redubbed into English. Badly.
However, like many Spaghetti Westerns it is reasonably entertaining, in a mindless sort of way. It's okay, as long as you don't think too much (at all, in fact).
The film from which Quentin Tarantino got the title of his 2009 movie. Beyond that and the fact that they involve a group of American soldiers operating behind German lines there is no similarity between the two films, plot- or quality-wise.
While Tarantino's film is brilliant, this is mediocre at best. This is essentially a Spaghetti WW2 Drama, a Spaghetti Western set in WW2. All the hallmarks of a Spaghetti Western are there: the random, implausible plot, the gung ho action sequences, the very hammy performances and the laughably poor production values.
In addition, not only do we have badly-dubbed English dialogue over Italian / non-English-speaking actors we have the same for American actors! It's as if the Americans were dubbed into Italian and then redubbed into English. Badly.
However, like many Spaghetti Westerns it is reasonably entertaining, in a mindless sort of way. It's okay, as long as you don't think too much (at all, in fact).