They Who Dare

A British war drama; A story about a band of British commandos assigned to sabotage two Nazi outposts in the Aegean. This film is based on the British military mission Operation Anglo during World War II, an inspiring tale of a Special Boat Service attempt to disrupt the Luftwaffe from threatening Allied forces in Egypt. However, the film lacks thrills and is a rather predictable men-on-mission tale. Danger and action come without much suspense, and the film has a throwaway ending. Dirk Bogarde seems miscast as the leader of a deadly commando unit, and the rest of the cast, who perform well, are poorly served by sloppy dialogue. To its credit, the action is convincing, it has some attractive locations, and the colour and light of the setting are richly captured.