A really good movie. James Stewart narrating was amazing.  It really added a lot to the film. The flight across the Atlantic was great. Scenery was realistic and beautiful. A lot of great individual scenes in this film. The scene where he almost fell asleep but the reflection of his mirror woke him. Such a great scene. The best and most powerful scene was when he said “help me God”. He was a man who never believed and saw any use of God but in a moment of crisis he realized his own weakness and dependence on God. Really great film and he capusated the stunning feat accomplished. But the film in my opinion was set back a little by pacing. I also did not like the random childhood lflashbacks that did not feel connection to the story and in my opinion it was wasted time and could have been spent on stuff that actually enchanted the plot and helped the pace. But overall I really enjoyed this film.

A really good movie. James Stewart narrating was amazing.  It really added a lot to the film. The flight across the Atlantic was great. Scenery was realistic and beautiful. A lot of great individual scenes in this film. The scene where he almost fell asleep but the reflection of his mirror woke him. Such a great scene. The best and most powerful scene was when he said “help me God”. He was a man who never believed and saw any use of God but in a moment of crisis he realized his own weakness and dependence on God. Really great film and he capusated the stunning feat accomplished. But the film in my opinion was set back a little by pacing. I also did not like the random childhood lflashbacks that did not feel connection to the story and in my opinion it was wasted time and could have been spent on stuff that actually enchanted the plot and helped the pace. But overall I really enjoyed this film.

What a fundamentally strange movie to be attached to Billy Wilder's name. Like if it was Fred Zinnemann directing, that'd make sense. But Wilder? There's next to nothing that feels like his touch here. It's competently made for sure, it's a little plain and dull, but I can get being into this. Between that and Jimmy Stewart literally being twenty years too old for the part, this movie is just so strange. The strength of the history is what makes the movie interesting, but there's probably a much better version of Lindbergh's story that could be done. Though frankly, that movie should be focused less on the flight and more on his descent into Nazism.

What a fundamentally strange movie to be attached to Billy Wilder's name. Like if it was Fred Zinnemann directing, that'd make sense. But Wilder? There's next to nothing that feels like his touch here. It's competently made for sure, it's a little plain and dull, but I can get being into this. Between that and Jimmy Stewart literally being twenty years too old for the part, this movie is just so strange. The strength of the history is what makes the movie interesting, but there's probably a much better version of Lindbergh's story that could be done. Though frankly, that movie should be focused less on the flight and more on his descent into Nazism.

Nothing spectacular but Billy Wilder + James Stewart cannot go wrong even if this is their only collaboration (and isn't either of their best)

Nothing spectacular but Billy Wilder + James Stewart cannot go wrong even if this is their only collaboration (and isn't either of their best)