Watching "Flyboys," it's hard not to giggle and think of Snoopy vs. the Red Baron. That's just how silly and cartoonish this melodrama about the experiences of World War I aviators in France is. And that's a shame, because the story of the all-American, all-volunteer Lafayette Escadrille squadron has the right stuff to make a tale of rugged realism on the order of the gritty World War II classic "Twelve O'Clock High." But director Tony Bill (who's mostly done television lately) Read the full review
Before the United States entered the World War I, a group of young Americans volunteered to become fighter pilots for the French military. The first of them — a squadron of only 38 — became known as the Lafayette Escadrille.
Director: Tony Bill
Starring: James Franco, Jean Reno, David Ellison, Martin Henderson, Jennifer Decker
Run time: 134 minutes
Release date: Sept. 22, 2006
Rating: PG-13 for war action violence and some sexual content.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: D
"... pulls out all the tough and tender military movie clichés."
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