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Release Date: 20 May, 2003 Retail Price: $14.95 OUR Price: $12.99 You SAVE: $1.96! Cast: Complete Cast (14 total) |
Attack Reviews
Exposing the armchair warriors
Most of the reviewers here have said it best. Namely, this is a picture concentrating on characters and dialogue (like a good play should). This is a film exposing those leaders who are all textbook and no experience, sending many to their deaths with a lack of support and moral backbone. It is almost prophetic in what most veterans of future wars would find all too common.
In the end, when war is upon the front line, the disguise of an invisible wall between men and rank disappear. Men must ultimately do what is right. Men must protect others not hide behind their cowardly authority.
Right is might versus might makes right is a constant theme in this film. From the righteous anger of Jack Palance to the neutral-turned-virtuous young lieutentant. The former, outraged by the cowardice and failures of Eddie Albert and the latter stopping his friend from committing the atrocity of murder, only to do the same in self-defence and forego Marvin's (the Colonel) temptations of promotion and vanity.
Also, a note to Catholics. Here the soldiers say a proud Hail Mary with reverance, emotion and pride. It is nice to see Catholics portrayed as hereoes. Buy this movie!
Is something missing?
Attack is a vivid and dark picture of the American military experience in Europe during WWII. A company of soldiers is commanded by an officer promoted for purely political reasons and, in the end, the soldiers must decide how best to deal with the officer when a German attack puts all their lives at risk. Jack Palance and Eddie Albert are terrific in the lead roles with strong support from Lee Marvin and William Smithers with Buddy Ebsen, Robert Strauss, and Strother Martin in smaller roles. The story deals very strongly with the conflict between the pre-war military who came largely from National Guard units from the south and the more urbanized men from the north who entered the army during the war years. The film is an adaption of an earlier play so the interior scenes tend to have a lot more realistic feel than some of the outdoor scenes but the film has a real impact. While I admire the film, I cannot help but notice that one shot, showing a soldier's arm after it has been run over by a tank has been removed from the DVD version of this film. There is nothing to indicate its absense and frankly I do not know why it is gone. The shot comes right after the line, "Joe, your arm!"
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