Review – Is Paris Burning?

Boy, they sure liked their war movies nice and long back in the 1960s. The first half of this production is almost all lead-up. Parts of it are interesting, but a lot of the political intrigue between factions of the Parisian partisans is hard to follow. I suppose this approach was intended to re-create the sense of confusion that reigned in the streets of the French capital as Allied troops approached the city in 1944, and on that count at least this is a successful picture. After the intermission, however, the show settles down into a standard parade of battle sequences and combat clichés. Mildly amusing