[possible spoiler] A great disappointment. The relationship between Clay/McQueen and Slaughter/Gleason is never credible and hard to understand. I was never sure whether Slaughter was patronizing Clay, or whether indeed there was some sort of mutual sympathy. The film never tells us enough about either man to make their relationship ring true. Gleason does fine as Slaughter (although he never really looks that ill in his deathbed scene), but this is one of the worst performances I've seen from McQueen, a highly talented and underrated actor. Did Tuesday Weld ever finally get some acting lessons? For a far superior treatment of military shenanigans, see "No Time for Sergeants" instead.
Review of Soldier in the Rain
