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Good concept, poorly executed.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

I'm a pilot and I absolutely love that a large part of the movie is spent showing these beautiful old airplanes in action. The two aircraft shown in this movie both had fairly short careers by modern standards, and unlike the B-52 they are largely forgotten. These aircraft exist only in museums today and this movie is one of the few places where we can see what they were like in the air.Jimmy Stewart did a great job in this movie. Of course, he didn't need to act much since he was an Air Force bomber pilot in WWII, and just like the character he portrayed, he joined the Army Air Force reserve following the war. Stewart continued to serve in the reserve until he retired as a General in the 1960's.It is amazing to me that Jimmy Stewart was able to juggle a career as one of the top actors in Hollywood while also maintaining this very important commitment.Jimmy Stewart is one of my favorite actors but I especially enjoy watching him in this movie knowing about his personal commitment in real life.To people not interested in history or aviation this movie might be a lot less interesting but I suspect it will always be popular with a certain segment of movie viewers.

James Stewart stars in this a-day-in-the-life story of the Strategic Air Command, a branch that is trained to be ready to protect and defend our country on a moment's notice. I knew nothing about this film, and didn't know what to expect, so at 30 minutes of it, when I saw it wasn't (going to be) an action/battle film, I thought oh no, 2 hours of nothing much. But watching Jimmy Stewart act is not nothing much. In fact, putting his inimitable personality in this film made it thoroughly engrossing, educating the viewers about this lesser-known branch of the Air Force, which is what I'm sure they meant to do. And, the spectacular footage of the planes in flight through the clouds and "up in the air" gives the viewer an euphoric feeling. With June Allyson supporting, we feel like this is based on a real events, due to the fact they were in two other true-stories films. Do yourself a favor and discover this very pleasant film with Jimmy and June. The rewards are obvious!

I first saw this movie while I was in the Air Force in the SAC. This movie was like going to work. The movie itself, not a bad movie. It is watchable and the language and the demeanor of the characters is pretty realistic, like the guy being p@#$ off he had to give up his business career because he was re-activated! I was in SAC in the '80s and they stopped using the B-52 as their function in the '50s as a SAC bomber because the SAC missiles were less costly and were ICBMs. The B-36 can be found at some air museums if you are interested. To get a taste of this movie go to an Air Force base still flying B-52s, which I think reside in Barksdale AFB. SAC was hard a#$@% as the Air Force got and many were glad to leave and/or transfer to other non-SAC air bases!

While Strategic Air Command may seem terribly dated today, in the 1950's, the B-36 and B-47's depicted in the movie were the height of technology. This movie is one of two Air Force recruiting films that Hollywood made (the other was Bombers B-52 with Karl Malden and Natalie Wood a few years later).The plot is somewhat trite, as others have noted. But, that isn't the point of the movie. The purpose of the movie was to help enlistments into SAC, and to reassure a nervous public about the strength of our nuclear deterrent. This was before ICBM's and submarine launched missiles could destroy a city within minutes of launch.The best part of the whole movie is the rare footage of the B-36. This airplane could stay aloft for over 24 hours without refueling. It was initially designed in the early 1940's when it looked like England might fall, meaning we would have to bomb Germany from bases in the US.There is about a five-minute sequence of the B-36 in flight, plus a guided tour. For airplane buffs, this is pure nirvana. This movie isn't for everyone, but if you like airplanes and want to see a slice of history, watch at least the first half.