If you know old movies, you'll recognize nearly all of the six main characters from other flicks of that era. (modlychic.com)
This unique perspective allows the audience to identify more closely with what's happening on screen, which rarely happens in other flicks about war. (reelfilm.com)
It echoes other flicks like The Third Man as well, and it occasionally threatens to become buried under its own machinations. (dvdmg.com)