"I Won't Play" is an Academy Award winning 18-minute short film from the later days of World War II, so this little black-and-white film here is already over 70 years old. It is basically a story about a man on an island who keeps telling spectacular stories about himself to the other guys and nobody can be sure if they are true or made-up. Neither can the audience. However, there are 2 core moments that basically make the film. First would be the piano, second would be the singer (actress still alive the day I write this). Sadly, I never really cared or wondered if he is truthful or lying and that's why the film did not do too much for me. Maybe it would have been better to make it more essential at a runtime of 10 minutes. So yeah, overall not recommended and this film clearly proves that movies were very different back in the day and appreciation was as well with this little movie winning Gordon Hollingshead his second of many Oscars.
Review of I Won't Play
