As it turns out, The Bold and the Brave is not a very interesting war movie, and its central character is a truly hateful human being whom I loathed.
But Nicole Maurey is fabulous in this movie, and she gives a really gorgeous performance. Mickey Rooney, too, has a great part and is tons of fun. These two actors are the shining lights of this rather dour and taciturn film – one that doesn't have any interesting battle sequences and isn't really about war per se. The Bold and the Brave is actually just a private melodrama between four people; it seems almost to have nothing to do with WWII.
I rented this on YouTube.
