Movie Minx

Starring: Kirk Douglas
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick

Plot: When soldiers in WW1 refuse to continue with an impossible attack, their superiors decide to make an example of them.

But is it any good?

Bloody hell this is a depressing movie. If you’ve just seen Top Gun and are pumped at the idea of rushing out to fight the enemy, Paths of Glory will quickly deflate your balloon. It’s grim, it’s got bad characters, and it’s got good characters who die or are going to die or simply don’t get what they want. Don’t expect an uplifting tale of love or redemption.

Pros: Well, it’s a Kubrick film, so it’s got more awesome camera shots than you can count. Highlight scenes include the panning across of the battle scene as soldiers crawl across the bullet-riddled, explosive field; Kirk Douglas’ march through the trenches as we see the nervous troops from his perspective in the gathering smoke of bomb blasts; the long march up to the execution; the tears on the men’s faces as they hum along to the German song.

IMDb’s rating: 8.5/10
My rating: 7.5/10

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