Best known for small-scale tearjerkers like SIX WEEKS (1982) and UNTAMED HEART (1993), actor-turned-director Tony Bill's first theatrical feature in more than a decade is an old-fashioned WWI aerial drama in which CGI spectacle trumps story at every turn.
1916: The U.S. hasn't yet entered WWI, and aviation is still a novelty, but young Americans are making their way overseas to serve in the fabled Lafayette Escadrille, a corps of foreign fighter pilots based in France. Blaine Rawlings (James Franco) flees his small Texas hometown after assaulting the banker who foreclosed on the family ranch; idealistic William Jensen (Philip Winchester) signs up to honor hi...
Released:
2006
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
139 mins