The Big Red One (1980)

Schager praises Fuller’s unsentimental, episodic portrayal of war as absurd, cruel, and inescapable. He singles out the film’s visceral combat sequences and its compassionate focus on soldiers and children caught in the violence.

The critic calls it a terrific, powerfully intimate war story that also achieves great scope. They praise its fast-paced telling of the European land war through the eyes of five foot soldiers.

Errigo gives the film a strongly positive verdict, calling it a great and unusually immediate war film. She singles out Fuller’s intimate, unsentimental depiction of combat and the soldiers’ lived experience.

Crust finds the restored cut elevates the film into a compelling epic. He especially praises Lee Marvin’s performance and the film’s tense, carefully staged action.

Ebert’s Great Movies feature treats the film as a powerful, unsentimental account of war. It especially values Fuller’s humane perspective on the soldiers’ experiences.

Bradshaw argues that the film’s brash, expressionistic vision makes a strong case for its status as a crazy masterpiece. He praises its superbly contrived images and ingenuous passion for conveying the madness of war.

Marriott considers the film a powerful return to form and one of Fuller's most accomplished features. He praises its poetic, graphic account of combat, anchored by Lee Marvin's performance as the sergeant.

The critic views the film as a powerful, unsentimental account of war. He singles out its focus on survival rather than glory.

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