The Dirty Dozen

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James B. @JamesBass May 25 The Dirty Dozen has aged incredibly well. Despite their criminal records and rough exteriors, the characters turn out to be nothing like what their rap sheets suggest.Director Robert Aldrich manages a brilliant cinematic trick: there is never a single moment where the audience thinks of this crew as anything other than a group of men bound by a higher cause. As the tension builds toward the final mission, the movie stops being a simple action flick and becomes a powerful story about redemption. It beautifully illustrates that true redemption doesn’t always come without ultimate self-sacrifice.The film's realism is anchored by the fact that not everyone can be saved; Telly Savalas plays his character with a chilling reminder that some people remain completely unrepentant until the very end.A thrilling, gritty classic that still holds up completely. See more Marcus T @MarcusT12 May 10 Overly long and drawn out. A great cast could have been put to better use. The build up takes so long that by the time they get into action behind enemy lines we're losing patience with the progress of their war. The final solution is not that satisfying with lots of people on both sides getting killed, including women and french servants. The obligatory explosions make it all OK, I suppose. See more karen n @karen99 Aug 11 Incredible movie with an all star cast. Loved it See more Scott M @RT75128960 03/10/2025 Old school war film that I hated. The story is just not any good. Except for maybe the first 30 minutes when they are recruiting and training the men. The acting really is the only thing I enjoyed. Cassavettes is especially good. But the directing by Aldrich is terrible. See more MariofanAlex445 T @RT47678067 01/19/2025 This movie is absolutely fantastic. I love the way Reisman earned their respect throughout the film. That final mission at the end of the film also kicked so much butt. I genuinely loved every part of it, what a fantastic script with a bunch of great actors. My only issue is, sometimes it feels as if it’s dragging and it’s easy to get bored in those moments. But if you wait out the boring parts you get some genuinely great scenes after. 4.5/5 stars. Probably top ten war movies ever made. See more Russ G @RT78760655 02/24/2024 Yes, it's All Star cast packed 'em into the theaters during the Johnson Administration, but this overly long and quite preposterous tale doesn't hold up. The plot includes a ridiculous war game that merely pads the running time past two and a half hours to pretend it's worthy of being called "epic." The actual mission isn't terribly convincing, either. It's basically a "Great Escape" wannabee, but this is thin gruel. The 60's saw too many of these over-the-top fictionalized versions of wartime action that actually devalued the suffering and sacrifice of the men who served. See more Read all reviews

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