Originally, OPERATION MINCEMEAT was supposed to go to cinemas in January: now it’s going to be on Netflix in May. Honestly, that might make more sense. The film’s about how the Brits conned the Nazis about the Sicily invasion, using a corpse and sea currents; it’s a great story, but maybe not an action-packed one. Putting it on streaming could be good for getting a wider audience.
Trailer below for those who forgot about it.
I’m still not convinced about OPERATION MINCEMEAT.
I mean, the underlying story is awesome. But can you sustain a two hour movie with it? Full points, though, for bringing in Ian Fleming, particularly since a lot of people think he came up with the idea in the first place.
Moe Lane
PS: Ain’t saying this ain’t a thing; just that it may not be my thing. Not quite sure why, either.
I’m assuming all of you can figure out the plot from this: “Netflix has shared a first look at its upcoming World War II film, Operation Mincemeat, and this sounds like it’s going to be a wild and unique film. The film tells the true story of two British intelligence officers who “try to turn the tide of World War II by recruiting an unlikely agent: a dead man.”” Yeah, it’s about the corpse they dressed up as a Royal Navy officer with fake papers stating that the Allies wouldn’t be invading Sicily.
It worked like a charm, too: the corpse washed up on the Spanish coast, the Spanish made copies of the papers and sent them to the Germans, and the Germans didn’t put enough guys in Sicily. Just as expected. The thing is: where’s the drama and tension? The actual action is, “We threw the corpse overboard, and let the current do the rest.” Which is exactly the kind of excitement I want to see out of a real-life clandestine military operation – i.e., none – but it’s not very cinematic, is it?
Oh, well, they’ll probably have people squabbling at each other. Or make up a U-boat attack. That’s what writers are for.
