[Finny]

The thing that immediately looks "wrong" about this flick is that the fliers seem to be played by pouty-lipped pretty boys who exude a certain adolescent quality. This is not what you see when you look at the photos of the real flyers.

One in particular comes to mind of Oswald Boelcke, commander of Germany's Jasta 2 (and who was primarily responsible for starting Baron Manfred von Richthofen, aka the Red Baron, off on his distinguished but very brief career). This haunting photo shows a very young Boelcke (he was killed in a mid-air battle collision when he was only 21 or 22), so very very handsome, and so heartbreakingly young ... but with a depth of age, wisdom, ANYTHING but youth and adolescence, in his eyes and face. I have seen literally dozens of photos of these young flyers, and while many of them are handsome, not a single one is a "pretty boy."

[EveningStar]

Unfortunately, a lot of American movies these days are populated by "pretty boys".

[Tax-chick]

and while many of them are handsome, not a single one is a "pretty boy."

"Seeing the elephant," even from the air, does that to a young man. Pictures of Civil War soldiers, no matter how young, have that same "no more surprises" look.

[Dick Vomer]