Corey Atad’s review published on Letterboxd:
Americana reframed, but unbroken. Some today may look upon the sentimental spirit of this film as inherently untrue. In practice, the promises of post-WWII America have curdled into deceit and discontent, but it might be that we simply lost sight of the feelings behind those promises. The Best Years of Our Lives is all about recapturing those feelings. It looks at the post-war experience as one of struggle breeding nobility. No need for bullshit proselytizing here, compassion is enough. Present real human beings with hopes and dreams and pain, and find in them something to root for, and in turn something to root for in all of us. What a wonderful, wonderful film.