This was no Oscar winner, and the story played like a bunch of thrown together scenes from a diary. The acting was mediocre to poor, even the few talents I recognized didn't elevate the status quo. What I was amazed at were that the special effects were so superior for a low budget movie. I read that all of the plains were digital as they couldn't afford to have real planes. You could have fooled me, the plains looked plenty real. The aerial battles were superior, and I hope the company that did the SFx has a lot of success...they deserve it.

Can't understand why this attempt at a serious subject received any attention at all. It was just silly! If you really want to get some idea what it was like in WWII in B-17's don't waste your time on this clichéd CGI cartoon. Watch "Twelve O'clock High", then watch "Fortress" if you must, then write your review. The CGI was good for a video game, distracting for a movie. The acting was typical for today, OK but over acted mostly. B-17's don't do loops. Other reviews have covered all of the goofs but I can't let this one go by, the enemy did not put up flack while their fighters were attacking! This crew had more unbelievable situations then 100 crews had on all their missions, and still survived. I had to watch two episodes of Charley's Angles just to come back to reality.

I stumbled across this film purely by accident while looking for another movie. I couldn't find the one I had planned on so I picked this up just for kicks, expecting an interesting, if questionable low budget film. I could not have been more mistaken.What I found was a well put together movie, done on a mere $3.200.000 budget. Now, I will be the first to admit that there were imperfections across the board (overly clean aircraft, slight imperfections in the CGI, and wardrobe errors, etc.). However they were minor, and after being absorbed into the plot that was being delivered by unknown yet pretty believable actors. I found that the imperfections were easily overlooked.I only recognized a few of the actors yet the entire troop had good chemistry with both the script and each other. The story was well thought out and delivered with style. The dialog was a drawback for me. I'm not sure the "F" bomb was used so flagrantly in the 40's.But the CGI was the biggest shock of all, I can't believe that on such a small budget, they were able to do such excellent CGI work. The air combat and dog fights were unbelievably, believable.I would recommend this film to any WWII enthusiast. Even with all its flaws it was still a thoroughly enjoyable film!! 8 out of 10

This is the first review I've written but with 507 war films in my collection I think I can now write with some circumspection and objectivity. My father trained as a rear gunner for Lancasters but luckily war ended before he could start flying ops so the film takes me back to the stories he told me of the human remains of rear gun turrets being hosed out using high pressure hoses!I cannot believe that this film has such a low rating so what a pleasant surprise. The crisp opening graphics are redolent of the best computer games but don't take anything away from the realism. I found the film work stunning with movie shots from aft to fore on the aircraft which I have never seen in any other movie. The storyline was very solid and you feel total empathy for the crews and their losses. There is a sort of angst which starts right off in the movie which you feel to the very end. The only criticism I had was that all the equipment looked so stunningly new with no wear or tear.For once I thought computerised graphics were used to good effect and the acting was good.A Stirling effort for a low budget film and definitely one of my favourite flying films .... and I have them all.