Console best movie i've ever seen.

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

conroys-244-891161 I couldn't watch any more of the movie as soon as Tommy Sands opened his mouth to deliver his lines! Could not care less about the theme or message of this movie. Was not going to waste my time watching "nails on chalkboard" acting.

HotToastyRag How would soldiers behave if they weren't forced to fight? It's a very thought-provoking question, one that's answered in the WWII drama None But the Brave. Frank Sinatra directed the film, and given the strong themes of friendship and loyalty present in the script, it's easy to see why he was drawn to it.A Japanese platoon is stranded on a tropical island, and as they try to build a boat to escape from the island and return to the war, an American plane crashes on the island. Both sides are isolated, and while at first they're hostile towards each other, as time passes with no rescue from either country, they agree to a temporary truce. As the friendship grows between the commanders and soldiers, there's a sense of dread and sadness looming overhead. If they are rescued, will they immediately become enemies again? Everything in this movie is shared equally between the Japanese and Americans, from the screenplay written by John Twist and Katsuya Susaki, to the dual languages present in the opening credits, to the similar dynamics between the commanders and their soldiers. While Tatsuya Mihashi has the largest role of the Japanese cast, and Clint Walker is the lead of the American cast, the entire ensemble cast gives very good performances. The slow change from wariness to trust is built steadily through the scenes, and as the men begin to dread a potential rescue, the audience feels it just as strongly.While there's very little fighting in this film, it's a very important war movie. If you think character development and internal tension are just as important as battle scenes, you're going to want to watch None But the Brave the next time you're in the mood for a WWII movie.

TurboarrowIII I saw this for the first time today. Really wish I hadn't bothered. Acting is average to poor, especially poor from Tommy Sands. It's meant to be an anti-war film so there is lots of moralising about the point of it all. There isn't much point to this film though I don't think.Sinatra produces, directs and stars. Not one of his better performances. He plays a boozy doctor also named Francis like him !. When he isn't drunk and spouting moralising stories he manages to expertly amputate the leg of a wounded Japanese soldier.Others have mentioned Sands' performance. It really is awful and amateurish. Frank should have cut his whole sorry performance out and that would have improved the film...a bit anyway.There was also too much insubordination and disobeying of orders especially on the Japanese side I thought. I don't think the Japanese would have behaved like that with their code of honour and obedience.Overall a very poor film and maybe that was why Frank never tried directing again. Although to his credit he didn't try to come across as the big star and gave others a fair chance.

thinker1691 Across the wide theater of war, there are many stories which are never included in the massive volume of war. This surprising movie which arrive in 1965 is called " None but the Brave. " It's the story of a squad of Japanese soldiers who have become stranded on a tiny island when their war time empire begun retreating. Idealic in its setting they become complacent but have adapted well. Still their unit commander one Lt. Kuroki (Tatsuya Mihashi) keeps a personal journal detailing his thoughts. Left undisturbed, boredom becomes their only companion until one day a U.S. transport plane loaded with American marines crash lands on the island. The men are raw recruits led by an inexperienced Marine 2nd Lt. named Blair. Were it not for an experienced pilot, one Capt. Dennis Bourke,(Clint Walker) the small detachment would have blazed into the Japanese camp and been massacred. Realizing this, Bourke assumes command and with the help of a boozing Pharmacist Mate (aptly played by Frank Sinatra) the detachment in kept under control. The Japanese commander also has his problems when Sgt.Tamura (Takeshi Kato) opts to immediately attack the Americans causing dissension between him and Kuroki. The film displays well both the animosity and the humanity of both sides and briefly allows all to realize their future. This is best illustrated during a typhoon when everyone must work together to survive. Vetran actors like Brad Dexter, Richard Bakalyhi and Sammy Jackson as Cpl. Craddock give the picture its professional veneer. The acting is first rate, the story is tempered with compassion, dramatic action and tragedy, resulting in cultural sympathy for both sides. As a consequence, this has become a war time Classic. ****