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User Comments for: The Best Years of Our Lives

Nancy L Draper says...

5 years ago

A really good movie which garnered many well deserved awards, including Best Picture. The story is well written, telling of a difficult time in post-war America from the perspective of three returning servicemen reuniting with their families. The acting is wonderful. Harold Russell, who was from North Sydney, Nova Scotia, is the only person in history to have won 2 Oscars for the same role, as well as having the shortest film career for an Oscar recipient (3 movies). This classic is well worth finding and watching. I give it a 9 (superb) out of 10. [Post-War Drama]

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JoeyvanAwesome says...

4 months ago

Nothing really happens in the almost 3 hours that this is long. It’s not boring per se, but there’s nothing memorable or special about this.

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soonertbone says...

4 months ago

Beautiful (if a tad simple to modern sensibilities) exploration of post-war integration for returning soldiers. It's remarkable as a historical document, to see the attitudes of the time, but of course the struggle never ends so it retains its modern relevance. Part of me wishes Wyler had focused more on the women, as all four were often more interesting than the men (especially Loy and Wright, who are forever two of my favorite actresses of the era.) I appreciated Wyler's direction the most during a few layered sequences, where the deep focus cinematography really paid off. (A phone call gets made at one point while Home triumphantly plays the piano and it's devastating.)

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Jay Shuai says...

one year ago

It’s an ok movie. Keeps your attention over the three hour running time and it doesn’t really get boring. But there are no stand out moments either.

Not sure why it is held in such esteem though. There are plenty of movies from this time that are superior. A number of which are also directed by Wyler.

It’s ok but i was expecting a little better.

6/10

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nmahoney416 says...

5 years ago

This must of been the perfect movie for the time and place when it came out. It's still a good movie today. Some great performances, especially Harold Russell. The story is well written. It's a bit melodramatic and long.

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