Review of The Beginning or the End

This film deserves a better overall rating. Perhaps modern audiences are becoming too far removed from the WWII era to appreciate the plot? Its a no-nonsense film for the most part dealing with a complicated subject. Many familiar faces, perhaps a touch too much Hollywood here and there, including a love story sub plot to slow things down and make it feel more story than documentary. Good use of original test footage and actual bombers. There is more emphasis on the negatives of atomic weapons than the fact the two bombs actually saved lives in the long run, but to some that is just fine.