Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

dowdyok What a fantastic film. Just watched it today for the first time and am still thinking about it! It captivated me right from the start. It was nice to watch a film from that era which concentrated on the characters lives instead of the war. The chemistry between William Devane and Vanessa Redgrave was wonderful to watch. He is such a watchable actor in everything he does. Richard Gere was as always very charming and played the role with ease. His "love interest" Jean was also very charming and mastered the English accent very well for an American. Her family life gave us an insight into what was expected of young women back then. The locations were beautifully shot and transported me back in time. I could not fault anything about this film and can't wait to watch it again.

colingilbertwinlatonmill Just watched this film again for at least the tenth time since it's release and never fail to be impressed by the accuracy of its portrayal of Northern England. In fact this is the England I remember growing up in in the 1960s and it really only started to change around the 1970s when we finally seemed to recover from post war austerity. Shops looked like that when I was a kid in suburbs of Newcastle. Several people mention the power station mistakenly suggesting it was out of place as it was nuclear. Most power stations in the UK are coal powered and still look exactly like this and as the film was made in and around Stalybridge and the pennine towns of Yorkshire and Lancashire it may well have been Stalybridge which was built in 1926 and definitely never a nuclear plant. Lovely film and exactly as wartime was described in countless family discussions with our mams and dads. This was often the only adventure in their lives so it came up over and over again.

gamay9 I saw this film in a theater upon its' release and found it to be enjoyable but I didn't like Richard Gere at the time. Much later, I saw him in 'Chicago' and realized that he was a true talent.When I watched the film on TV recently I was absorbed with Lisa Eichhorn (yes, 2 h's). I actually thought she was the most innocent looking and pretty girl on earth at the time the movie was filmed (she's still cute). I liken her to Cathy O'Donnell in 'The Best Years of Our Lives,' a post-WWII film and in my top ten of all time favorite movies. I learned that Lisa faked a British accent so well that she was signed for the role of Jean. Actually, Lisa was born and raised in New York State. When the producers found out she was American, they still put her in the role.

Jay Raskin This is certainly not for everybody, but for those who like humanistic romantic dramas, this is a fine film. It basically centers around three American soldiers and the British women they romance while waiting for the D-Day invasion in 1943 and 1944. There is a good re-creation of the atmosphere through costume and props. While nothing much happens for a good deal of film time, it is a pleasant, seemingly nostalgic visit to a certain place and time. John Schlesinger, the director, was a teen-ager during the war years, so remembering it 35 years later he does tend to make it a sad, but pretty and hopeful time.Lisa Eichhorn gives a good solid performance which was nominated for a golden globe award. There are flashes of brilliance in Richard Gere's performance. This was a year before he became a superstar with "American Giggolo." He had really busted out the year before with "Days of Heaven." Here, he doesn't quite have the confidence in front of the camera that all stars have, but he does have a nice boyish sincerity. I didn't care much for William Devane and Vanessa Redgrave. I didn't think their characters were well developed and they gave unusually colorless performances. Wendy Morgan in a smaller supporting role looked quite fetching and stood out. The Costumes by Ken Russell's wife Shirley are wonderful and she was deservedly nominated for an Academy Award for them. She won the BAFTA award for them.This is a romantic, gentle and sweet film. If you're looking for anything deeper, harder or more powerful, you'll probably be disappointed. It is closer to the British Kitchen Sink dramas of the 1960's than it would like to admit.