KoolCatReviews

The subject matter of this film is very dark and heavy. However at times cage's acting in particular is almost comedic. While he main and focal point of the story he tries to act dark and moody but just feels like almost a parody. The action scenes are okay but are little far fetched. The plot is very messed and feels unfinished by the time we get to end of the movie.

The good elements of the movie is the supporting actors. They actually do a very good job. The female cast do a great job of the script they are given. Plenty of character are hateable (the ones are supose to be) and setting is pretty cool.

I would say this could of been a very soild B side movie but is let down by poor execution of the lead actor (cage) performance and what feels like an unfinished plot.

Make no mistake this is an exceptional piece of cinema that conveys the horror of war, but it is very jumbled up from the orginal source material. Judging it from the film it is really worth watch and conveys ww1 in way we have rarely seen before on the big screen. I was also left disappointed though because differs so much from the source material. The extra plot it ads from outside the book really let's it down massively. It does make up for it with epic sets and battle scenes. It's alittle bit frustrating because when it has scene from the book it delivers thay excellently its only added plot lime that really takes away from what is a Stella plot line. It does carry the main theme from book onto film but misses out all most all sub plots and ideas. Which really does stop the film being a 10/10. It a good film but I would definitely recommend read the book and watch the orginal film.

For my this move has such a strong and emotive war time plot. The war isn't the main subject of the film its more focused of the drama and love. I think this is good because reflects how the character feels. The war happens but its not the most important element. I do feel like the movie gets so much better in last third of movie. We're just gets so emotional and gripping. It might seem like a straight forward film but it has so much depth and alot of character. It showcase a beautiful and rich story that isn't overtoo or real expansive but feels more grounded and believable. A ww2 period drama that will leave it's impact on you.