Rotten
Aafter a while -- there must be six major fights against unending numbers of German planes -- it feels like special effects run amok.
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
Flyboys
When the world first went to war, they were the first to fly.
2006 · 2h 18m · PG-13
Drama, History, War
Directed by
Tony Bill
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Flyboys
Overview
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Director and cast
- Tony Bill Director
- James Franco as Blaine Rawlings
- David Ellison as Eddie Beagle
- Jean Reno as Capt. Thenault
- Philip Winchester as William Jensen
- Todd Boyce as Mr. Jensen
- Mac McDonald as Sheriff Detweiller
- Abdul Salis as Eugene Skinner
- Karen Ford as Mrs. Jensen
- Scott Hazell as Cinema Usher
- Ruth Bradley as Laura
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
34%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Why make such a corny and incredibly predictable film?
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
The painstaking authenticity and appealing cast of Flyboys can't overcome the cloyingly formulaic nature of its story.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Rotten
This is old-school moviemaking, for better or worse, which means rat-a-tat dogfights in the sky combined with overripe romantic and social cliches on the ground.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Rotten
Besides some fine dogfight sequences, it often feels threadbare, just an exercise in recycling.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
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