I kept on watching the movie over and over, from the movie-house till vcd till DVD. Brings you back in time. Gallantry was brought back to life. The determination, conviction and all other characteristics that make a man a man. Melanie and Michael make a perfect match in the movie. The chemistry was perfect which made me feel like a part of the movie each time I watch it.

OK, it had technical errors. The dress blue uniform. Didn't come along for several years after the time of the movie. But the movie was excellent. The story line, the plot, the whole deal went together well. If I were qualified to judge Melanie Griffith in this role, I would judge it her best. It seems her voice does add something to this particular part. Remember I didn't judge this movie on its technical accuracy. Nor its historical accuracy, but how well I enjoy watching the movie. The movie accomplished its goal, it entertained. Douglas was great in his part. But then again, isn't Douglas always great. A very young Liam Nesson is also present in this movie as a bad guy.

I had never seen this WWII spy flick prior till tonight. I tuned in because I saw Liam Neeson's name in the credits. I found this movie barely watchable. Melanie Griffith's narration in her dizzy girl voice drove me to distraction. The plot and dialogue were ridiculous (secretaries got to chime in during top secret briefings in the 40's and volunteer johnny-on- the -spot to be a spy)Michael Douglas seemed wooden and bored. The two leads Griffith and Douglas had no chemistry whatsoever. My favorite part was when Mel's newly minted secret spy bag's hidden compartment popped open in front of the SS guy and he barely blinks. He looks at her papers then leaves. Basically everyone else had to look dumber than Melanie, the dumbest spy the Allies ever unleashed on Germany. Another implausible moment was when the character has the bright idea of taking the kiddies of SS officer Liam Neeson to a Jewish ghetto to find her relatives . As soon as they got home, the kids tells dad all about their little adventure and he doesn't seem curious or angry that they were put in serious danger! So much of this was bad or poorly executed. Don't waste your time waiting for any shining moments in "Shining Through."

Can someone explain to me how Linda Voss (Melanie Griffith) discovers that her employer Ed Leland (Michael Douglas) is an officer in the OSS immediately after Pearl Harbor? You do the math: Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7th, 1941.The OSS wasn't established until June 13, 1942.Peace time military promotion was notoriously slow in peace time (pre World War II) America. To illustrate, Dwight Eisenhower was only a Brigadier General at the outbreak of hostilities. Are we supposed to accept a (relatively) young Michael Douglas as a full bird colonel? The movie is like a rotten onion. You can easily pull apart each scene as improbable, oozing with both bad acting and comical absurdity. The performances of Griffith and Douglas were insincere and affected, as it seemed like they were trying to imitate the bad acting that was omnipresent in the 1950s war movie genre.