People are voting emotionally.

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

I just hate when a movie is used to falsify history. This one is another one in a row. Triplanes were used only in the late stage of the war and only few - not so many as depicted here. There were also absolutely no blacks serving as pilots in WW I! Non. Yet here we have one and it is almost as annoying, then seeing a black knight or duke in a midieval story! Don't waste your time on garbage like that!

Blaine Rawlings (James Franco) has his Texas family range foreclosed on. Briggs Lowry (Tyler Labine) is a rich entitled boy. Eugene Skinner (Abdul Salis) is an African-American boxer in France. Eddie Beagle (David Ellison) is a thief on the run from the law. They and others join WWI as part of the Lafayette Escadrille, the French air squadron. Captain Georges Thenault (Jean Reno) is their French commander. Reed Cassidy (Martin Henderson) is a troubled flying ace.The characters are pretty thin. They are simplistic and thrown into the movie without much backstories. This is not much of a character study. The romance is flat. It's a bit too pretty to be a war movie. It does have some good CGI dogfight action. That's where the movie soars. I love the action but everything else is horribly boring.

Ill keep this short. although this film bombed it really doesn't get the credit it deserves. first off the directing is amazing. It thoroughly goes into detail of the struggles of being a pilot in war while telling multiple stories (the film focuses on many people). James Franco delivers an unforgettable performance and i have to say that this film is truly one of the greats. I cant tell you how factual it is but i can say that it kept me interested and entertained. I actually first saw this film in class and most films they show at school are garbage (we all know this) but this film was good enough for me to watch it a second time and then write this review:) i hope you get the chance to watch it at some point.

To begin with I'll state that I found this film to be highly enjoyable. I know it bombed at the box office and was rated poorly by many critics but I can't help it, this is a good film. There are a couple of ways to evaluate this film and I'll list them below. 1. Historic perspective: As many reviewers have indicated in previous reviews this film suffers from many inaccuracies. For true history and war film buffs this may ruin the film them. Myself, I knew very little of the details, other than the German planes were not colored correctly, and so the story line kept me interested. In fact, this film sparked such an interest in the story of the Lafayette Escadrille that I did a lot of research reading on the topic. I would encourage people to read up on the actual events and people. 2. Film locations & special effects: I'm thought the costume design, set locations, props, flying sequences, and special effects were extremely well done. I was completely sold on the time period and setting in which this film takes place. No doubt the film relied on CG animation for some of the fight scenes. These effects were so well done that there is no jarring juxtaposition from real life to animation that the viewer is momentarily distracted from the film's story. 3. Story: I found the story to be very good. Not overly complex but that does not mean it is a simple color by number type story. The supporting characters are given enough attention and screen time, some more than others, that the viewer is emotionally connected to their fates. Lastly, I would say that the main reason this film works for me is that I'm drawn into the story. The writing was good, the acting was good, and the story was believable. Special Effects, good sets, and costume design don't make a good film, think PEARL HARBOR (2001). The story is the thing that links all these other things together and this film links them together pretty well.