The Young Lions
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Barbara Rush, Dean Martin, Hope Lange, Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift Director: Edward Dmytryk Brand: BRANDO,MARLON Cinematographer: Joseph MacDonald Editor: Dorothy Spencer Producer: Al Lichtman Writer: Edward Anhalt Writer: Irwin Shaw DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); German (Original Language) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC Picture Format: 2.35:1 Running Time: 167 minutes DVD Release Date: 2002-05-21 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: 20th Century Fox |
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Movie Reviews of The Young Lions
Movie Review: By no measure a "classic" war film
Summary: 2 Stars
Having a very large collection of war films, there is a lot on shelf by which to compare and contrast this one. This is by no measure a "classic" war film, because that label would rank it up there with "Saving Private Ryan," "The Longest Day," "Tora-Tora-Tora," and many others through which the "classic" standard was developed.
Given, this COULD have been, and perhaps should have been a great film, but it is full of flaws, and unfortunately three of them are the acting of three pretty fair actors. The adaptation from the book was basically ineffective, and thus rendered the movie an almost painfully plodding experience. It is far too long, and opportunities to deliver a powerful message on war itself were lost. Frankly, the obvious efforts to render this an idealistic classic failed.
In terms of the acting, none of the three central characters were presented effectively, and perhaps not even believably. Part of the problem was that Brando, Clift, and Martin were not challenged, and at times actually seemed to be disinterested in anything but reading their lines. Because of his inexperience, Dean Martin can be forgiven, but Clift and Brando were extremely weak in their portrayals of the characters, and again, appreared to be merely going through their lines.
The best part of the entire film was the musical score, which was exceptional. Naturally, if the "...best part of the film..." was the music, the prosecution rests when it comes to further elaboration on the qualities - or the lack thereof - of the film. On a purely personal note, I had some trouble with what I perceived as an attempt to portray Brando's German officer character as an even "cuddly Nazi," and the director took the attempted idealism a bit too far.