A British war drama; A story about British airmen who embark on a daring mission to destroy a heavily fortified German rocket-fuel plant in Norway but the plan threatens to unravel.
633 Squadron imbues the indomitable spirit and bravery of the airman during World War II but the dialogue is banal and the characters are opaque. As a result it is a mile wide wide in stature and vista but only an inch thick on narrative. There is also the awkwardness of having an American in among a British operation. The bombastic musical theme is very memorable but plays out so many times to convey the airborne sequences it doesn't always work. The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito airplanes are the stars of the film. Even though the special effects are dated they are interesting for the aircraft in flight. As an aside, the real 617 RAF squadron, which carried out similar missions on which this story is based, used Avro Lancaster bombers.
Review of 633 Squadron
