Teenage tearaway, 1930s Olympic runner, World War II prisoner-of-war
survivor… Why has it taken so long for Hollywood to make a film about
the incredible life of Louis Zamperini? Angelina Jolie's third film as a
director is a gorgeously shot and hardhitting old-school war drama
that’s meant to leave us awestruck by the power of the human spirit. It
gets so much right – but still somehow fails to get under Zamperini’s
skin.
