Monday, October 22, 2007

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Directed by William Wyler

Summary: Three WWII veterans struggle to adapt following their return home to small town America.

Things I Liked: The characters. The fluid manner in which director William Wyler juggles multiple storylines, all the while managing to keep each one interesting. Excellent performances by Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright, Harold Russell, Fredric March and Hoagy Carmichael. Worthy of every one of the seven (7!) Oscars it won.

Things I Disliked: The delayed climax made me more aware of the film's running time than I otherwise would have been.

Three stars out of five stars



Filmwatch Ratings Legend:

One Star: Hated it
Two Stars: Didn't like it
Three Stars: Liked it
Four Stars: Really liked it
Five Stars: Loved it

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