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When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

One more work of the times when propaganda ala Frank Capra was must in the Ally countries. It is one of the movies which suggests that Germans conquered European Continent in less than two years by being rude, shouting and making evil Disney Cartoon faces. Above all, our heroes over here are not only walking inside the Nazi Germany successfully, but are making successful diversions and beating the whole German army and SS that are after them. All in all, movie was made like Dunkirk had never happened before. Just two years later in reality of WWII Part II, the Ally Forces won't be able to achieve any major victory against heavy crippled and outnumbered German Army on the Western front after the landing, without simultaneous Soviet attacks in the East. Americans will lose much more soldiers in these eight months of war engagement in Europe than in Pacific for more than four years of warfare. Still, movie has this old cute style of making a corny war story and above all good all cowboy Ronnie in it.

Predictably entertaining and simple-minded Warner Bros. war heroics with Flynn and his comrades crossing hostile Nazi Germany, behaving like a bunch of boy scouts on a scavenger hunt, while striking down lots and lots of stupid German soldiers.Way too much half-baked comedy relief and anthemic background music, not to mention the weak plot, prevent this from being one of the more watchable Flynn adventures. In fact, from here on Flynn's movies started to decline in quality.It's still a fun ride in its silly way.4 out of 10 spit pepper corns

Errol Flynn (as Terry Forbes), Alan Hale (as Kirk Edwards), Ronald Reagan (as Johnny Hammond), Arthur Kennedy (as Jed Forrest), and Ronald Sinclair (as Lloyd Hollis) are fighting the Germans during World War II. Their plane crashes in Germany. They are taken as POWs, but attempt a "Desperate Journey" to escape.The film starts with a very exciting battle and plane crash. The five surviving soldiers are captured by the Germans, and (highly implausibly) spend the film on the run. It starts out threatening to become an adventure/war/drama - with some comic touches. BUT, it really becomes an action/war comedy. The action and direction (Raoul Walsh) are great; though, the pace of the excitement may be a bit lopsided. The comedy works - both intentionally and intentionally.Mr. Reagan (unexpectedly; and, Reagan "steals" the film) and Mr. Hale (expectedly) are great. If you take the film as comedy, they have the best lines and the most fun. The others are okay. Do note that the film loses some elements during the runtime - a little of its heart and a little of its comedy - and the film doesn't really take the loss well, thematically. ****** Desperate Journey (1942) Raoul Walsh ~ Errol Flynn, Alan Hale, Ronald Reagan

I just love this picture. It was the first movie I ever saw and I keep coming back to it because it's pure escapism. Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan were never better than in this World War II saga of Royal Air Forcers downed behind enemy lines. They escape Nazi capture and take the audience on a rousing adventure as they make a high spirited bid to reach home. Never a dull moment, this is an obvious precursor to the Indiana Jones films. Raymond Massey is pure evil as the Nazi commandant who relentlessly pursues the fliers. Arthur Kennedy and Alan Hale provide able support and welcome humor as RAF comrades sharing in the robust flight across Germany. Not to be missed!