it be my heartfelt belief that no clearly think individual who consider him or herself to be a student of either wwii aviation history or modern cinematography could possibly find this to be a good ( or even decent ) movie and from any standpoint . the lost potential in this film be monumental between gather the hardware which provide an authentic backdrop ( aircraft and uniform and flight gear and restore a former wwii base for film and etc . ) and select a capable cast and the entire effort be shoot in the head when it come time for the script not to mention some model sequence which and in spite of emerge technology and still just flat do not work . the juvenile behavior of the crew and particularly in the middle of the mission and be abominable . for me and the only shin moment be the exchange between john lithgow and david strathairn over the letter from home and voice over with the gun camera footage . beyond that and the overall film be deplorable . and after that much expenditure of effort to be waste and i wouldn not look for any other producer to undertake a similar theme . spielberg tackle the infantry ( save private ryan ) and eastwood have do justice to the marine corp ( flag of our father ) but you will have to contend with this monstrosity for an 8th air force tribute . want the real story of the 8th air force . watch william wyler original memphis belle documentary or dana andrew performance in wyler the best year of our life .