Review of The Dirty Dozen

The process of training the titular "dirty dozen" into uncouth, unorthodox, but dependable soldiers would be a mere montage in a lesser movie. Here it's half the running time or more. As the soldiers interact with each other, rebel against discipline and take justice into their own hands, I am reminded of The Wages of Fear, which benefits from spending thirty minutes dwelling on the characteristics and attitudes of ordinary men who, in an utterly naturalistic way, become extraordinary.