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.

i'll be honest and say that i really only watched this film today as a "get-it-out-of-the-way" kind of thing. i'm currently in the process of checking out every movie billy wilder directed, and while the rest of his work has something or other attracting me to it, i had barely any interest in this movie. i'd get to it now when i was in a decent mood, and it feels less like it's an obstacle in finishing the catalogue of a filmmaker i love.

i actually quite liked this!! i'm afraid most of the content in this review will just be "i thought this was going to be really boring", but that wasn't the case and i had a good time. it didn't keep my attention the whole way through, but to be fair there isn't much to do with a guy alone in a plane for 33 hours, a topic still made surprisingly entertaining.

all of the mentions of newfoundland made me super happy even if that pronunciation is DIABOLICAL. i physically recoil hearing someone say it as "new finland", but when you've got jimmy stewart saying it in a billy wilder movie, the pain is bearable. i've barely travelled anywhere and being able to connect with the setting in a film featuring actually relevant people whom i personally care about is awesome!!! the smile on my face when he flew over newfoundland i know that well

i'll be honest and say that i really only watched this film today as a "get-it-out-of-the-way" kind of thing. i'm currently in the process of checking out every movie billy wilder directed, and while the rest of his work has something or other attracting me to it, i had barely any interest in this movie. i'd get to it now when i was in a decent mood, and it feels less like it's an obstacle in finishing the catalogue of a filmmaker i love.

i actually quite liked this!! i'm afraid most of the content in this review will just be "i thought this was going to be really boring", but that wasn't the case and i had a good time. it didn't keep my attention the whole way through, but to be fair there isn't much to do with a guy alone in a plane for 33 hours, a topic still made surprisingly entertaining.

all of the mentions of newfoundland made me super happy even if that pronunciation is DIABOLICAL. i physically recoil hearing someone say it as "new finland", but when you've got jimmy stewart saying it in a billy wilder movie, the pain is bearable. i've barely travelled anywhere and being able to connect with the setting in a film featuring actually relevant people whom i personally care about is awesome!!! the smile on my face when he flew over newfoundland i know that well

This was quite unique to wilder, it’s nothing like his other films and he does a good job of making it stand out. I really liked how hopeful this film felt, there was so much optimism and when there wasn’t there was fantastic suspense. The take off sequence was nail biting. I really liked this, it flowed really well and honestly wouldn’t have minded if it was longer. Stewart is magnificent as always. Really enjoyed this.

This was quite unique to wilder, it’s nothing like his other films and he does a good job of making it stand out. I really liked how hopeful this film felt, there was so much optimism and when there wasn’t there was fantastic suspense. The take off sequence was nail biting. I really liked this, it flowed really well and honestly wouldn’t have minded if it was longer. Stewart is magnificent as always. Really enjoyed this.

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)