James Franco stars in this war drama about the Lafayette Escadrille, an elite squad of American fighter pilots who volunteered for the French military during World War I.
September 26, 2006 (Press Release) --
FACTS
James Franco stars in this war drama about the Lafayette Escadrille, an elite squad of American fighter pilots who volunteered for the French military during World War I.
Cast James Franco, Jean Reno, Martin Henderson, Ian Rose (more)
Director(s) Tony Bill
Status In theaters (wide)
Genre(s) Action/Adventure, Action, Adventure, Drama, True Story, War, World War I, History, France, Based On A True Story, Pilots, Fighter Pilots
Release Date Sept. 22, 2006
Running Time 139 minutes
MPAA Rating PG-13
OUR REVIEW
by Dave White
Who's in It: James Franco, Jean Reno, Martin Henderson, Philip Winchester, David Ellison, Jennifer Decker
The Basics: American volunteer service members during World War I become "a new kind of hero" by learning to operate those newfangled flying machines. Some die, because in a movie like this, that's actually the most heroic thing you can do. And the star (Franco) gets to fall in love with a beautiful French girl who learns to speak English overnight for him.
What's the Deal? I didn't know they made rah-rah-for-war movies anymore. But I was wrong. I wonder who likes them when they're this hokey and lacking in drama or tension. Maybe the rah-rah-for-war people will dig it anyway. I guess the plane fighting scenes are OK. All digital-looking, though.
My Favorite Things About This Movie:
1. Jean Reno's sneer. He's here to get paid and doesn't want any trouble.
2. James Franco's physical inability to avoid the pouty-face.
3. The way that Franco's character manages to fall in love with the one girl in the French whorehouse who isn't a prostitute. She was just there to deliver the brie. I'm not making that up, either. That's in the movie. She was delivering the brie. Because it's France.
Pedigree: It's from Tony Bill, who made the very cool My Bodyguard in 1980. But that was about it. He then went on to midwife movies such as Six Weeks, which is about a kid who dies of cancer at Christmas, and Untamed Heart, which is about Christian Slater getting a baboon heart transplant.
James Franco on a Streak! From Annapolis to Tristan & Isolde and his directorial debut with The Ape (about a giant, Hawaiian shirt–wearing ape that talks) and now this. Slow down, Lord Thespian!
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James Franco stars in this war drama about the Lafayette Escadrille, an elite squad of American fighter pilots who volunteered for the French military during World War I.
Cast James Franco, Jean Reno, Martin Henderson, Ian Rose (more)
Director(s) Tony Bill
Status In theaters (wide)
Genre(s) Action/Adventure, Action, Adventure, Drama, True Story, War, World War I, History, France, Based On A True Story, Pilots, Fighter Pilots
Release Date Sept. 22, 2006
Running Time 139 minutes
MPAA Rating PG-13
OUR REVIEW
by Dave White
Who's in It: James Franco, Jean Reno, Martin Henderson, Philip Winchester, David Ellison, Jennifer Decker
The Basics: American volunteer service members during World War I become "a new kind of hero" by learning to operate those newfangled flying machines. Some die, because in a movie like this, that's actually the most heroic thing you can do. And the star (Franco) gets to fall in love with a beautiful French girl who learns to speak English overnight for him.
What's the Deal? I didn't know they made rah-rah-for-war movies anymore. But I was wrong. I wonder who likes them when they're this hokey and lacking in drama or tension. Maybe the rah-rah-for-war people will dig it anyway. I guess the plane fighting scenes are OK. All digital-looking, though.
My Favorite Things About This Movie:
1. Jean Reno's sneer. He's here to get paid and doesn't want any trouble.
2. James Franco's physical inability to avoid the pouty-face.
3. The way that Franco's character manages to fall in love with the one girl in the French whorehouse who isn't a prostitute. She was just there to deliver the brie. I'm not making that up, either. That's in the movie. She was delivering the brie. Because it's France.
Pedigree: It's from Tony Bill, who made the very cool My Bodyguard in 1980. But that was about it. He then went on to midwife movies such as Six Weeks, which is about a kid who dies of cancer at Christmas, and Untamed Heart, which is about Christian Slater getting a baboon heart transplant.
James Franco on a Streak! From Annapolis to Tristan & Isolde and his directorial debut with The Ape (about a giant, Hawaiian shirt–wearing ape that talks) and now this. Slow down, Lord Thespian!
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
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