Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Movie Review - Hell's Angels

Hell's Angels (1930)
directed by Howard Hughes
rating: 4 out of 5 jalapeƱos
on DVD from Netflix

There's no mistaking the central Yankee triad of "Hell's Angels" for three Brits, Harlow's can-do and pluck notwithstanding. And that's to Patriot Hughes's credit. It all begins a sort of barely sound-era melodramatic mash, then escalates to something political, fierce, and heartbreaking. And fun, to top! So goddamned American!