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.
Besides some fine dogfight sequences, it often feels threadbare, just an exercise in recycling.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
22 Sep 2006
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,
22 Sep 2006
rotten:
The painstaking authenticity and appealing cast of Flyboys can't overcome the cloyingly formulaic nature of its story.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
22 Sep 2006
rotten:
Why make such a corny and incredibly predictable film?
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
25 Sep 2006
rotten:
Aafter a while -- there must be six major fights against unending numbers of German planes -- it feels like special effects run amok.