VividSimon Simply Perfect

Suman Roberson It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

LeonLouisRicci After the Vietnam War when returning vets started protesting and complaining, some WWII veterans were taken aback and called them whiners and cowards.One need only see this film to get it. Coming home from combat is not an easy thing, and yes, a number of good soldiers, after the Big War, had a very hard time adjusting to civilian life. This film is a very realistic portrayal of that unfortunate situation and pulls few punches. The tone is perfect and the performances are excellent. The "neat little bow" ending is abrupt and unconvincing and keeps this from being pure film-noir, but "til the end" it is one powerful presentation of the post-war predicament. A nod also must be given to the inclusion of a set-up to announce to ALL of America that it took a ALL kinds of Heroes to win the war. Catholics, Jews, Negroes and others...not just WASPS.That, after all, is a situation we still have to deal with and its victims are ever present.

MartinHafer It's easy to feel sorry for the folks at RKO who made this film. After all, it's very well made and I enjoyed it...but I also couldn't possibly see the film without comparing it with "The Best Years of Our Lives". This is sad, because "The Best Years" is one of the best American films ever made--and surely must have overshadowed "Till the End of Time". After all, "The Best Years" won the Best Picture Oscar (among many others)--and is a classic. Yet, despite this, they are BOTH excellent films about WWII vets returning and adjusting to civilian life.The major difference between the two films is that the emphasis on "Till the End of Time" is much more on the physical and psychological damage incurred by these brave men. Sure, this is explored in "The Best Years of Our Lives", but it's also about the adjustment of the "normal" soldier as well. Here, in "Till the End", while many of the soldiers seem okay, as the film develops, you see that each is deeply scarred--and I really liked this aspect of the film. Even Guy Madison, who seems just fine, is scarred--it just isn't as readily apparent. Probably the most poignant of the stories is the smallest one--the lonely guy sitting at a coffee counter. He's shaking uncontrollably due to "shell shock"--and old way of referring to a type of PTSD where the person literally shakes horribly. His story is quite touching and is one of the very few depictions of this in film--even today. In fact, the phenomenon was not new--and I've seen film of WWI soldiers with shell shock and the guy in the movie did a great job of imitating someone with this affliction. Fortunately, however, there is a lot of hope in the film as well--not false hope or goofy optimism, either.Overall, it certainly is not as good as "The Best Years" but who cares?! It STILL is an exceptional film. While the film lacks the wonderful direction of William Wyler (arguably the best director ever), it still has nice style and the acting is quite nice. A very enjoyable movie and one you should see in order to appreciate the sacrifices these men made.

PudgyPandaMan A timely message at the close of WWII and one that needed to be told.Guy Madison is quite the looker but a great actor he is not. But considering this is his first leading role, he does well enough. This was well before my time and I had never heard his name before so it was nice to stumble upon someone considered quite the heartthrob in his day. It's interesting that he ended up married to Gail Russell, who I had heard of, but apparently the marriage didn't last long (she died an early death at 36 due to alcoholism).Mitchum shows good acting skills early in his career. Dorothy Maguire gives an interesting depiction of a war widow. Sure, she's not the best looking they could have cast here, but I think her "ordinariness" makes her character much more sympathetic and probably helped many real war widows see themselves in her character.I'm not sure the tidy ending did anyone a service though. I doubt many vets with real problems and issues could tie up there loose ends so neatly, but this is Hollywood.

BarneyBergman Hard to believe that this out-standing film has not come out on DVD. Guy Madison gives his finest on-screen performance as a returning U.S. Marine, whose World War II combat experiences have left him a changed man. For those of you too young to remember, Madison was the 1940s version of Robert Redford or Brad Pitt. Beyond his screen-idol good looks, the blonde haired Madison was a highly under-rated actor. It's really a shame that he was "saddled" in second and third rate Westerns, and ended his once-promising career in dubbed-in Italian stinkers. Till the End of Time captures a time now long gone. It was romantic, sentimental, and information. A truly great film. Keep an eye out for a young Robert Mitchuim.