Sergeant York

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harwee h Excellent Hawks film, he was nominated here for his direction. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/25/24 Full Review Charley J One of the best true story Christian movie, I have ever seen. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/18/24 Full Review Leaburn O Rip roaring stuff about a ridiculously simple minded good egg soldier who was an American hero. Propaganda puff piece at a time of war. It's all a bit too simple but he's a jolly good fellow and the good vibes carry us through quite easily. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review Chris M I had no expectations one way or the other. But I found myself enjoying this more than I thought I would. True that there are character issues and like a lot of movies from the time the pacing drags too much at times. Plus a couple of lines of dialog from supporting characters came out less than stellar. But once it finally gets going it is really worth the wait through the draggy talkie parts. Slow but still pretty good. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/15/22 Full Review Audience Member At the height of World War II, America needed a good shot of patriotism. "Sergeant York" was just that movie. It became the biggest film of the year. The story of a God fearing country yoke from Tennessee who became a war hero during World War I. It's an interesting story, that is surprising true. Gary Cooper excelled at playing the simple, every man is what America needs. He is a bumpkin, but not simple-minded. He is thoughtful and holds tight to his beliefs. Directed by Howard Hawkes, the film is rich and well shot as one would expect from Hawkes. It's over-the-top propaganda becomes too much however. The score of patriots greatest hits sounds too bombastic and obvious today. It's easy to admire the filmmaking and performances, especially from Cooper. But the film doesn't date well. It's interesting to see how it spoke to it's audience and the country at the time, but it misses being a true classic that it could have been. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member The parallels of this true story and another true story, and one of my favorite films Hacksaw Ridge are uncanny. Two Conscience Objectors who didn't want to kill because of their religious beliefs. The difference is one was willing to to kill to save his boys, and the other just wanted to save all the human lives he could being a medic. The film itself is damn good, while it's a little slow to get going. Thought it lets us live and breathe with York while he was was young and show how he grew as a person even before The Great War. Cooper does a magnificent job as York, a truly great performance being a simple man from Tennessee who does something extraordinary and gets forced into the spotlight, a very reluctant hero. Hawks directed a damn fine picture that deserves the accolades that it got. Also always great to see the fantastic Walter Brennan, who never gives a bad performance. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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