When Col. William McNamara is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he's determined to keep on fighting even from behind enemy lines. Enlisting the help of a young lieutenant in a brilliant plot against his captors, McNamara risks everything on a mission to free his men and change the outcome of the war.
This earnest WWII escape story throws in a courtroom drama, but to nobody's advantage.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Reaches for more than it can handle, but it's well-acted and earnest in its intentions.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
6 Nov 2002
fresh:
Proves a servicable World War II drama that can't totally hide its contrivances, but it at least calls attention to a problem Hollywood too long has ignored.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
9 Aug 2002
fresh:
An exciting, thoughtful and adrenaline-pumping war picture that is provocative and different.
– Rex Reed,
New York Observer,
13 Mar 2002
rotten:
We're situated in that familiar showbiz intersection of Hollywood and Rhine.