Four soldiers are stranded behind enemy lines. They hatch a plan to get back to their side but it is fraught with danger. Then something occurs which forces them to choose between self-preservation and duty.
Stanley Kubrick's first movie, though, considering the low quality of it, you wouldn't know it was directed by him. Very weak script: plot is quite basic and dialogue is silly at times. Even worse is the internal monologues: stupid, rambling, superficial and pretentious. These, more than anything, explain why this movie is so poor.
The performances are not that great either, but aren't as bad I was expecting, knowing the budget Kubrick had to work with.
On the plus side, there are early signs of Kubrick's genius as a director and editor, gained from his background as a photographer. The camera angles and changes of angles are great for a debut movie, as is the editing.
Overall, dull and pretentious and only worth watching because it is Stanley Kubrick's first film.
Kubrick himself had such a low opinion of the film he tried to disown it, once his career took off. He tried to have all copies of it destroyed. Luckily for film historians and fans of the great man, at least one copy survived.
Stanley Kubrick's first movie, though, considering the low quality of it, you wouldn't know it was directed by him. Very weak script: plot is quite basic and dialogue is silly at times. Even worse is the internal monologues: stupid, rambling, superficial and pretentious. These, more than anything, explain why this movie is so poor.
The performances are not that great either, but aren't as bad I was expecting, knowing the budget Kubrick had to work with.
On the plus side, there are early signs of Kubrick's genius as a director and editor, gained from his background as a photographer. The camera angles and changes of angles are great for a debut movie, as is the editing.
Overall, dull and pretentious and only worth watching because it is Stanley Kubrick's first film.
Kubrick himself had such a low opinion of the film he tried to disown it, once his career took off. He tried to have all copies of it destroyed. Luckily for film historians and fans of the great man, at least one copy survived.