ThesingleworstwarmovieI39;veeverseen!

Itisunbelievablehowincompetentthisfilmdirectoris!PierreSchoendoerffercertainlydoesntknowhisbusiness,ATALL!Everythingisinept:thecameradoesntknowwheretogo(say,meaninglesslyaimingatapuddleofwaterinthewirport;or,again,meaninglesslyshootingagainstlumination,fromthebackofaplatoonofsoldiers......),thesoundtrackneverwakesupfromthedirectorsreverieofhisschool-yarddrill,andthequot;actorsquot;---iftheycanbecalledthat!Theplotisnon-existent:thedirectorapparentlybelievesthat,sinceDienBienPhuwassuchacatastrophyfortheGauls,noplotwouldhavemadetheaudiencefeelanythinglikeapurposeanyway;sowhybother?!Somesaythatthismovietalkstoomuch.LetmeassureyouyouwillbeverymisledtothinkitissomestereotypicallycleverFrenchdialoguethatcheatsyououtofmoregutteralpleasure---noSir!Youwillbetotallysafefromthefellcontaminationofanyintellectfromthosedrab,obvious,stupidconversations!Forthosewhowishtogetashotofadrenalinfromthismovie:DONT.Ifyouarereallydesperate,youwillbebetteroffbringingataperecordertoanywhereindowntownShanghai,nextChineseNewYear:whenthehappyShanghai-nesestarttosetoffthefire-crackers,thesoundeffectwillbesomuchclosertobattlegorundexperiencethananythingthiskindergartenmoviehaseveraccomplished!Andwillsaveyou8RMB,too.