a5c7b9f00b Mallory and Miller are back. It seems that there was traitor with them at Navarone, whom they thought was executed. But it seems that not only was he not executed, and he was not a traitor but a German spy. Intelligence believes he made it to Yugoslavia and is now with the Partisans. So, Mallory and Miller being the only ones who can positively identify him are sent along with a unit called Force 10, which is led by Colonel Barnsby, who objects to their presence. It seems that Force 10 has a mission of their own which Mallory and Miller know nothing about. When their plane is shot and most of the team is killed, they mistakenly believe that some of the locals they meet are Partisans but in reality are German Allies, so they are taken prisoner, and have to convince the German commander that they are not spies or else they will be killed. During World War II, several oddly assorted military experts are teamed in a mission to raid and destroy a bridge vital to enemy strategy. It&#39;s a James Bond reunion of sortsdirector of more than a few Bond movies Guy Hamilton directs Robert Shaw (in his last movie) a young Harrison Ford and a few Bond stars in a thoroughly enjoyable army picture, that is good old fashioned family viewing. I watched this with my 9 year old son, and we&#39;re both fully entertained. <br/><br/>Plot In A Paragraph: Mallory (Shaw) and Miller (Edward Fox) are sent to Yugoslavia to find and kill Nicolai a traitor who informed the Germans about Miller and Mallory during a previous mission in Navarone. To get to Yugoslavia, the two men pair with &quot;Force 10&quot;, an American unit, led by Lieutenant Colonel Barnsby (Ford), which has its own mission there.<br/><br/>With a few exceptions all the cast are fine. Carl Weathers (Apollo Creed from &quot;Rocky&quot;) is solid. Myy favourite Bond girl Barbara Bach isgoodI&#39;ve seen her (admittedly I&#39;ve only seen her in a couple of movies. One being my the James Bond movie &quot;The Spy Who Loved Me&quot;) and i am surprised she never had a bigger career. Richard Keil (Jaws from James Bond) does his usual bad guy routine and Michael Byrne is his reliable selfis Edward Fox.<br/><br/>It is not without its problems, some of the fight scenes are awfully staged, and their is obvious use of miniatures. Shaw&#39;s accent was very distracting to start with (I&#39;m not sure if he dropped it, or I forgot about it) and Ford&#39;s acting was dire in his first scene, but thankfully it improved. Force 10 from Navarone is directed by Guy Hamilton and adapted to screenplay by Robin Chapman. It stars Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Edward Fox, Carl Weathers, Franco Nero, Richard Kiel and Barbara Bach. Music is by Ron Goodwin and cinematography by Christopher Challis.<br/><br/>An unnecessary and belated follow up to The Guns of Navarone (1961), Force Ten follows the same formula but doesn&#39;t have the class of the earlier movie. It&#39;s another men on a mission movie that sees the guys en-route to blow up a dam in Second World War Yugoslavia. Cue a spy in the ranks who needs fleshing out, scrapes and tribulations involving partisans and inevitable capture, and the presence of Weathers&#39; Sergeant Weaver gives the story a whole bunch of racial tension. <br/><br/>Sadly suspense is very much lacking within the two hour running time, director Hamilton (probably under orders) just stringing the plot along in undemanding fashion. There&#39;s the usual quota of machismo, although Barbara Bach&#39;s token female interest tries to lower the testosterone levels, and Goodwin&#39;s brisk militarised score is pleasant enough. Cast performances are credible, with Fox the most watchable, and real Yugoslavian location usage is truly a plus point.<br/><br/>Not awful, just hackneyed and instantly forgettable. File in the DVD cabinet under title &quot;Disposable Men On A Mission Movies&quot;. 5/10 Director Guy Hamilton manages over the course of almost two hours to keep his audience on edge. For a finale he has a double whammy destruction of a giant Yugoslav dam which sets loose forces of nature that crumble a seemingly indestructible bridge. Harrison Ford does a creditable jobthe American Colonel; Fox is excellentthe British demolitions expert; Carl Weathers gives a powerful performancethe unwanted black GI who proves himself in more ways than one. Barbara Bach, lone femme, does fine in a tragic, patriotic rolea Partisan. Franco Neroa Nazi double agent who fools the Partisans is slickly nefarious.
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