Hanover Street
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Movie Reviews of Hanover Street
Movie Review: Hanover Street Review
Summary: 3 Stars
A well used plot, with an improbable "Action" finish. Certainly flawed, but worth watching for those of us who remember WW2Movie Review: Disappointing
Summary: 2 Stars
I had seen this movie years ago, but had little recollection of it, so I was looking forward to seeing it again.
Unfortunately, second time around it was a real disappointment, particularly the character played by Harrison Ford. He was woody and unbelievable. In particular, the aerial combat scenes, with their attempts at sardonic humour, did not work for me.
The action scenes stretched credulity somewhat, but, as in "The Great Escape", that didn't bother me all that much. You expect a bit of that in films like this, and it's even a bit endearing.
The film was rescued to some extent by Christopher Plummer's character, which was for me, the best thing about the film. Lesley-Anne Down also does a reasonable job, but it's not Harrison Ford's finest hour, unfortunately. The story is pleasant enough, but Ford's charactter lets it down.
Movie Review: Harrison Ford and Lesley-Anne Down fall in love during war.
Summary: 2 Stars
Yet another World War II picture of a war-torn young man and a young woman who meet by chance and quickly fall in love. It all happens so quick. But what makes this film different than the others is a 36 year old Harrison Ford (who looks like he's 23) and Lesley-Anne Down star in the film. Harrison Ford did this film before he made Raiders of The Lost Ark and the other "Indiana Jones" films. This film plays like a soap opera and tries really hard to stir up emotion for you. This story has an interesting twist. Also in the cast is Christopher Plummer, Richard Masur, Patsy Kensit and John Ratenberger. DVD is in wide-screen format. Also includes Director's Audio Commentary and bonus trailers.Movie Review: a young Ford and Down
Summary: 2 Stars
A bad Harrison Ford movie. Those who like the simulated sex may rate it higher, it wasn't much better than fair (2 stars) though.Movie Review: 50s Retro Of The 80s Is Cheesy
Summary: 1 Stars
In case you haven't heard `Hanover Street' 100% directed in a 50s style of Hollywood fantasy, music, acting, editing, and dialogue which by today's standards comes across as cheesy rather than nostalgic.
"Embarrassing" is a better description than horrible. Embarrassing is how to describe the way the film makers should have felt. That professional filmmakers and producers sat down and decided to direct a WWII film in 50s fashion is truly embarrassing.
The Plot: Not that bad or good, `Hanover Street' utilizes the winning WWII genre guaranteed to provide at least some entertainment. American pilot Harrison Ford falls for a married Londoner during a German air raid. (Although no exact year is given, the American involvement in the War and the occupation of France would place it between 1942 and the summer of 1944 and I'm not aware of a German bombing of London during that time.)
The love affair is meaningless. They are not in love and do not even talk enough to exchange names. All their time is spent in the bedroom, but due to the 50s retro and PG rating nothing is happing there either. The only impact it has is on Ford's skills as a B25 bomber over France, no longer the Maverick flier he is unwilling to risk his life. The only interesting thing about these bombing raids is that Ford's copilot is played by Michael Sack star of `Slaughterhouse Five' and `Sugarland Express.' One of his few films.
Danger arrives when Ford is ordered to deliver a deep cover agent, Christopher Plummer to occupied France and their B25 is shot down. Deep behind German lines Plummer must get the German illiterate Ford back to England. As the two soldiers bond Ford realizes Plummer is his lover's husband.
After 90 minutes of low production quality `Hanover Street' does provide a heart pounding well directed action packed escape from France. Unfortunately by then I was too asleep to even remember if Ford survives and I don't care. I recall that Plummer makes it back to England to reunite with his wife and rebuild their marriage.
Herald as one of Ford's few WWII films (The other being the far better `Force 10 From Navarone', `Indiana Jones' does not count since none of them took place during WWII.) `Hanover Street' has thankfully been forgotten with other 80s' 50s retro movies like `1941' and `Streets on Fire'. I don't mind retro films which focus on the time period of a recent decade but the bring back the film techniques of that decade is "embarrassing."