Five Graves to Cairo

This movie almost lost me in its second act. It seemed to be going in about four different directions at once, but the air raid and the third act began and everything snapped right back together. The almost directionlessness of that second act makes this, Billy Wilder’s sophomore effort, feel more like a freshman effort than The Major and the Minor. Though it does all come together in the end, producing an overall recommendable final product, I think this represents a slight step down for Wilder.

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