wsidejack1

I'm quite well read on the First World (Great) War and I enjoyed these three episodes a great deal. Although I was not there (on the battlefield) myself, the three episodes smacked of reality. They nicely drew on the experiences of individual soldiers (Paddy Kennedy, for example, is a major figure in Martin Middlebrook's classic work The First Day on the Somme and his story can found in print there) and the somewhat larger military picture was provided with some very nice computer graphics that added to the information but did not misrepresent or distort the real story. Later history (events since 1918) has obscured some things from the current view, but this war was a REALLY BIG DEAL for Great Britain and it and the subsequent events (political and otherwise) are in important ways responsible for how the Edwardian (Victorian) UK became the UK of today.

Full Disclosure: I'm a 60 something male who generally likes Westerns (with John Wayne, James Garner, Clint Eastwood, ...), the Dirty Harry movies, Police dramas, and so on . . . Normally this is not my type of movie. But I really enjoyed this modern retelling of the Cinderella story when I watched it with my wife. It's quite moving with some strong acting by the actors playing the three main teenage characters: Indy, Bryant, and Max. Obviously the evil aunt and uncle are caricatures, but that's a bit of a vehicle to help move the story along. And it's more than just the Cinderella tale, it's also very much about being a teenager and the trials kids face during those years.

If you're like me (or not like me?), I would say give it a try. You may very well be surprised by this little gem.