Memphis Belle

Memphis Belle is actually an American counterpart to the famous Czechoslovak film Riders in the Sky. Compared to that film, Memphis Belle falls behind a bit and therefore loses one star because it is not dark, hopeless, and realistic enough. It is simply an American blockbuster that must confirm the uniqueness of the American military force and glorify the heroism of their boys at the end for the audience, but nevertheless, it is a significantly above-average genre work that easily outperforms many of its more famous American counterparts that surpass it statistically on internet servers. I could point out many details, but as a whole, it works very well. Overall impression: 80%. (30.05.2011)

A solid war movie with quite nicely executed battles sequences. Only the ending is disappointing because a more thoughtful viewer can predict it from about halfway through the movie, due to the screenplay's concept, and we can hardly talk about a plot progression. But as a reconstruction of war events it’s alright. (31.10.2004)

Memphis Belle ist ein perfektes Beispiel dafür, wie man wahre Begebenheiten durch Fiktion verpatzen kann, wenn man den Film attraktiver machen möchte. Der Film hat wenigstens solide Tricks (ich würde mir gerne ein Dokumentarfilm über die Dreharbeiten anschauen), beeindruckende Kämpfe in der Luft, ein paar sympathische Schauspieler und eine gute Musik von Fenton. Diejenigen, die die wahre Geschichte nicht kennen, werden wahrscheinlich mehr Spaß als ich haben. (27.07.2014)