The Winds of War - Tow Jockey Five Second Review

An epic length mini-series following the trials and tribulations of one family through the course of the second world war. It was made for television in 1983 and it looks it. Like a soap opera, the acting is bad and the dialog is atrocious, the set up implausible in that at least one member of the family is present at each hotspot of the war. The famous personages are depicted as over the top, cartoonish caricatures of themselves. The history is light, although, no glaring mistakes are made. However, like a soap opera, it can hook you if you let it and you find yourself watching yet another hour and a half installment of this seven part story. Got a week of bad weather coming up? Home in bed with the flu? Popped your Achilles tendon  and you're laid up for a month? Winds of War might take your mind off your troubles for a time as long as you don't spend half the movie yelling  at the screen about how stupid Ali MacGraw's character is.

Netflix Status: Currently Streaming