Wings (1927)
Directed by William A.
Wellman this film stars Clara Bow, Charles “Buddy” Rogers and
Richard Arlen. In 1917 two men join the US army air corps and a woman
joins the war effort as an ambulance driver.
The plot of this film
is a fairly average melodrama with unrequited love and
misunderstandings against the back drop of WW1. It would have been an
improvement if we saw some of the psychological effects of war on the
main characters but as an action piece the story works well. Where
the film is strongest is in the excellent flying sequences that not
only really put you inside the plane but also have plenty of great
external shots too.
4/5
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