Military Wives

This story lost all credibility for me when Crooks saluted the Brigadier using his left hand! What an incredible stuff-up, and apparently not one of the dozens and dozens of people involved noticed it. As an ex-squaddie, I certainly did.

This had everything going for it, concept, actors and a good story.

Badly let down by relatively minor details and poor delivery.

One jarring thing I found was a lack of attention to detail. A British captain saluting without a hat on (we don't do that) saluting American style (not Britsh salute) saluting with the wrong hand etc etc. All minor points. But if you can't get minor points right then you won't get the main story across.

Particularly jarring was using technology for the singing and very obviously. Could they not have made a cast of accomplished singers ?

Military accomodation was on the button (from my experience)

The dedication of the military and their families 'to the job' was missing. As was quite a rigid hierarchy/class structure.

Bumbling military stereo types and 'pork pie' berets were annoying.

If they had gone with a 'real' documentary style film it would have been a classic. Instead it was some weird military themed version of sister act meets calendar girls.

Missed the mark totally about real people , real families, real feelings.

Instead turned them into cardboard cutouts, 'Hollywood' impressions of the military and their families.

Very dissappointed - it was ok, watch once.

It could have been so much better and could have been a classic instead another addition to the huge and growing stack of mediocre films.

This is exactly what you think it's going to be.

It's a cutesy comedy with a poignant core. A story of people with a problem in common coming together through music.

That is basically it.

It has that well timed giggle comedy that your friend loves to point out as it's happening and you always know when you're supposed to feel moved because the string section tells you.

It is agreeable to watch two strong willed people try to make a viable choir from amateurs and the techniques of the by-the-book choir mistress contrast with the free wheeling methods of the other one.

It's funny to watch them manufacture conflict toward the end so we can have a climax of sorts but no one can say a professional job wasn't done here.

My dad picked this out for us to watch with my Mother in mind because she is the limiting factor for our movie nights. Was laughing and wiping her eyes so this defo ticks the box for your more...traditional family members and I can't say I disliked it either.

Having said that: there were a few things about this movie I thought were perverse. I don't mind the flag waving because they did it gently but is it really true that the army spouses get responsibilities according to who they're married to? Kind of nepotistic. And until right before the end it seems to give the impression that there are no chicks in the army. Why is it so male dominated? I guess that's the heteropatriachy thing...

Also: everyone has the luxury of being against any war.

We all know the story. This should have been amazing. But it was very weak. It failed to find the real magic. It cut out Gareth. It didn't use the music. Instead it went for awful beret wearing, saluting with the wrong arm and cringing stereotypes.

I was annoyingly disappointed with this. A tiny bit of humour but that was it. I felt nothing. And the climax was woeful.

Watch it on a damp Sunday (or pandemic) but don't expect too much. Sorry.

It's a lovely little British film. Beautifully acted, you feel like know the characters because they are some relatable. It's subtle British humour, with a tinge of dark humour. You will cry though so be warned...