The Best Years of Our Lives

drnecrow
Review by
23 Nov 2025
Good
68th percentile
80
I was not expecting to like this as much as I did. I guess it's because it was pretty light on the romantic elements. It's strange too, because the films synopsis said that the war vets would come home to a nightmare when really... They came home to the best lives ever. Seriously, all of them came back to loving women and the one instance of PTSD was basically an afterthought. It's funny what people through struggles were back then.

Anyways, I enjoyed this and wish it was even long at times. Some middle portions were paced weird though. There were a lot of sweet moments in this and I think it's an excellent Post WWII movie!
Mini Review: I was not expecting to like this as much as I did. I guess it's because it was pretty light on the romantic elements. It's strange too, because the films synopsis said that the war vets would come home to a nightmare when really... They came home to the best lives ever. Seriously, all of them came back to loving women and the one instance of PTSD was basically an afterthought. It's funny what people through struggles were back then. it's an excellent Post WWII movie!
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