Yet another drama that focuses on the futility of war in the desert, "Taxi for Tobruk" presents viewers with some rousing action and a marvelous music score (which was later swiped by Michel LeGrand for a similar movie, "Play Dirty").
Although routinely directed and inclined to be talky, the film does have a fair degree of special appeal for people like me who like to see movies that present characters that are way different from the norm. We critics get damn tired of seeing the same characters over and over and over - even if the plot lines are slightly different and the actors strive not to totally repeat the same old characterizations.
In this particular case, for instance, the lead characters bungle their way along. Now, that's different! And even better, they actually develop an uneasy camaraderie with their German prisoner.
Although routinely directed and inclined to be talky, the film does have a fair degree of special appeal for people like me who like to see movies that present characters that are way different from the norm. We critics get damn tired of seeing the same characters over and over and over - even if the plot lines are slightly different and the actors strive not to totally repeat the same old characterizations.
In this particular case, for instance, the lead characters bungle their way along. Now, that's different! And even better, they actually develop an uneasy camaraderie with their German prisoner.