Ike - Countdown to D-Day
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Movie Reviews of Ike - Countdown to D-Day
Movie Review: IKE
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the best performances of Tom Selleck in his career. He brings Ike down from the hero's heights and shows an ordinary man forced to make some of the most earth shaking decisions in history. The weight of can the allies pull off a French invasion rested on this strong American's shoulders. We see the complex group of egotist that made up the allies generals and world leaders who Ike had to cope with in order to defeat Hitler and get the allies back onto European soil. Selleck's performance is strong, moving, and certainly human. The movie deals with the last few weeks before D-Day and the problems and decisions that caused all to wonder if we could ever land on French soil again. Selleck is fantastic as the (regular guy) Ike who would visit the paratroopers to say good bye, when the predictions were that 70% of the paratroopers would die with the first 24 hours of the invasion. This movie is a must have keeper for your DVD collection.Movie Review: "I Like Ike!"
Summary: 5 Stars
Ike: Countdown to D-Day is a well-acted, well-written WWII film, that chronicles the 90 days prior to the D-Day invasion. Absent are the bloody battle scenes from Saving Private Ryan and Flags of Our Fathers, replaced by a blow-by-blow account of the planning and organizing that went into Operation Overlord. Tom Selleck delivers a masterful performance as Eisenhower, clearly showing the stress and strain that came with such a huge undertaking. The responsibility of Supreme Commander seems to come easy to Ike on the surface, but under that calm visage Eisenhower wrestles with the issues facing the Allies from both Nazi Germany, and his own command structure. Juggling huge egos and heavy decisions takes its toll on the general, but his leadership is eventually vindicated by the success of the D-Day invasion.
Any fan of World War II films should see this movie. It is an excellent addition to the WWII/war film genre.
Movie Review: The D-Day you never saw
Summary: 5 Stars
We have all seen the movies which depict the horror and heroism of the battle of D-Day. What is often forgotten by historians and filmmakers alike is the magnitude of effort that went into D-Day long before June 6, 1944. Dwight D. Eisenhower was relatively unknown, and a largely untried combat officer prior to Operation Overlord. It speaks volumes to the man's character, that he was able to persuade the Allied leaders to agree to the concept of a Supreme Commander, let alone make himself; an American General with little experience, from a largely untried, American Army to lead military forces from other nations. Ike was able to bring world leaders, hugely successful and famous military commanders, and pompous but useful tacticians together to pull off the greatest logistical accomplishment the world has ever seen. I can pay no greater compliment to Tom Sellek, than he certainly did justice to the role of Dwight D. Eisenhower.Movie Review: Great performance by Selleck
Summary: 5 Stars
I was quite surprised by this movie - and wonder why we haven't heard more about it. The only reason I can think of is that one needs a certain level of foreknowledge of the politics of the time to understand some of the political nuances. This is something the average younger viewer won't have - even though we're all generally familiar with D Day, etc. It demonstrates Ike had to do much more than oversee the (technical) planning of an invasion force.
The only drawback (possibly a big one, to some viewers) is the complete lack of perspective from the opposing side. The professional German Officer corps is never shown. Instead, the focus is on the Allied effort and associated politics. It still rates 5 Stars in my opinion.
The shining star is Selleck. SUPERB performance! He makes the movie. Actor playing Montgomery and Churchill are both VERY good too.
Movie Review: The general's humanity
Summary: 5 Stars
The key to this movie is the scene when Ike stands before the King and Queen of England and allows them to see inside his heart. He no more wants one of his soldiers to die than he wants his son, John to die. If there was some way he could fight a war without losing men, he would be the happiest general on earth. But that's not the way war works. His job is to fight Hitler and Nazi Germany now, with the losses that must be suffered now, rather than hoping for perfect conditions that may never come. Delay decisions that will only cause higher losses. Tom Selleck is brilliantly cast and he plays the part of Eisenhower with deft skill. This movie, like "Twelve O'clock High" examines the plight of command. It's a tough job to play God, to make decisions that affect so many and once the decision is made, to back away and allow others to do their job.