deliabattie

The trouble with making war films based on real life is that while they might accurately reflect what happened at the time, this does not go hand in hand with an interesting plot.

In addition, while these might be real people, they have absolutely no characterisation. Aside from Will Poulter's character who loses his nerve, there is no development. All the characters are interchangeable. I'd much rather watch a war film where nothing happens but I come out knowing the names of the characters and caring about them.

The real-time element of this film means you don't get any opportunity to get to know the people involved, so it's very hard to care about their fates. It's hard to understand why the soldiers are where they are, what they are doing, what the importance of what they are doing is, who the enemies are. It all felt pointless and if the movie was aiming to reflect the pointlessness of war, then it has succeeded but it certainly did not succeed in being interesting or entertaining.

I love this! I binged the entire series in one day and I think it is near perfect. It's like watching a good romantic comedy film but stretched out into a 10 episode TV series which makes it all the more satisfying.

Kristen Bell and Adam Brody have the most amazing chemistry together. They are charming and their connection seems genuine, their banter realistic. It's rare to see a couple be so believable together from the minute they are on screen together. The way he looks at her gave me butterflies and I am an ancient 45 year old woman who rarely feels that way when watching anything anymore.

I can't recommend this programme highly enough!