633 SQUADRON is yet another men-on-a-mission WW2 movie about a group of bomber pilots tasked with taking down a Nazi fuel plant. The film is stylistically similar to THE DAM BUSTERS and just as entertaining, although the cast isn't quite up there with that classic film's ensemble players. The script for this one was written by SHOGUN and KING RAT scribe James Clavell.
This film works very well as a whole and features some grand old-fashioned entertainment. Although many similar war flicks were made in the 1960s I always find them to be generally a lot of fun and eminently watchable too - they don't make them like this anymore. 633 SQUADRON also has the fortune to be blessed by a truly rousing orchestral score which makes the movie. The cast is a good mix of British and American players, all of whom do their jobs admirably, and the special effects are more than decent enough to bring the story to life. The ending is as dramatic, heroic, and tragic as you could wish for.
This film works very well as a whole and features some grand old-fashioned entertainment. Although many similar war flicks were made in the 1960s I always find them to be generally a lot of fun and eminently watchable too - they don't make them like this anymore. 633 SQUADRON also has the fortune to be blessed by a truly rousing orchestral score which makes the movie. The cast is a good mix of British and American players, all of whom do their jobs admirably, and the special effects are more than decent enough to bring the story to life. The ending is as dramatic, heroic, and tragic as you could wish for.