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Feb 13, 2015ManMachine rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Favorite movie quote - "He may not know how to fly this plane, but he's sure got guts!" When discussing any movie, we all know the old, familiar saying that goes - "It was so bad that it was so good." - Right? - Well, believe me, when it comes to 1957's Zero Hour!, this well-known expression, pretty much, sums up its story in a literal nutshell. On top of some brilliantly-timed, unintentional humour (just wait till you see what the scriptwriters have character Ted Stryker doing in order to save his dysfunctional marriage), Zero Hour!, surprisingly enough, was an oddly entertaining "Disaster-In-The-Air" drama whose absurd story is played out with such straight-faced seriousness that the viewer can't help but get a kick out of its comical irony. What makes this particular low-budget production even more appealing, to someone like myself, is that this perilous flight across the skies starts out in Winnipeg and ends up in Vancouver. (Yes, Vancouver!!) Zero Hour! has got to be one of the very few Hollywood productions to ever base its entire story in Canadian territory, be it on land, or in the air. All-in-all - If one doesn't take Zero Hour's story at all seriously, then they're bound to enjoy it for all that its high-flying nuttiness is worth.