Hell Is for Heroes (1962) review

Emotionally rattled John Reese (Steve McQueen), who had been demoted to a Private due to being a "loose cannon," joins Sergeant Bill Pike (Fess Parker) and the rest of his men from the 95th Infantry Division during World War II - including Private Corby (singer-songwriter Bobby Darin), Corporal Henshaw (James Coburn) and Sergeant Larkin (Harry Guardino) - as they try to hold off the Nazis and wait for backup forces.  There are plenty of movies out there that cover this era in global history and while former Army infantryman Robert Pirosh provides his expertise, it's not as distinctive as many of the others, as it doesn't flesh out the characters as well as it could have, allows comedian Bob Newhart (playing P.F.C. Driscoll) to do one of his stand-up routines (on the phone) and doesn't seem like a fully finished product - it finishes up abruptly with a zoom-in and a cut to the credits (although at least the German "pillbox" was destroyed).  Apparently there was a lot of on-set drama with disgruntled McQueen arguing with everyone in sight - especially Darin, who couldn't stand him - as well as "budgetary restrictions" imposed by the studio, although WWII buffs still might want to take a look out of curiosity.  Also, following the "logic" of the title, does that mean losers go to heaven?