MGM
Directed by King Vidor
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, Warner Bros.)
The privileged son of a wealthy businessman hears the call of patriotism when the nation goes to war with Germany in WWI. He befriends a bartender and a laborer at training camp, then they are all sent to France. The films bogs down for about an hour in his romance of local girl Renee Adoree, with several interminable scenes of their awkward courtship. Finally, the company is called to the battlefield for the rousing action scenes. The special effects are somewhat crude, and it is obvious at times that there are no men actually walking through epic landscapes filled with smoke and explosions. However, the smaller scenes that take place in fox holes and trenches pack a powerful emotional punch.
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