Devastating. Heartbreaking. Brilliant.
Wow. Get those tissues ready in case you inadvertently get something in your eye during the final chapter.
Like all truly great cinema, the power here is in what remains unsaid, never have I ever felt so completely destroyed by a single stare. The acting is truly brilliant from the whole cast.
Yes it's slow and at times somewhat meandering - all great epics are, but the slower sections are puntuated with big action sequences that bring to life the horrors of war.
The focus is absolutely on the human cost though - the physical and mental, and the longterm trauma, whiich never really go away and hown they echo throughout societies destroying relationships and corrupting even the bravest and goodest among us.
Truly a brilliant spectacle and visceral story, beautifully told, brilliantly acted and absolutely immersive that will linger with you long after credits roll. 10/10.
Like all truly great cinema, the power here is in what remains unsaid, never have I ever felt so completely destroyed by a single stare. The acting is truly brilliant from the whole cast.
Yes it's slow and at times somewhat meandering - all great epics are, but the slower sections are puntuated with big action sequences that bring to life the horrors of war.
The focus is absolutely on the human cost though - the physical and mental, and the longterm trauma, whiich never really go away and hown they echo throughout societies destroying relationships and corrupting even the bravest and goodest among us.
Truly a brilliant spectacle and visceral story, beautifully told, brilliantly acted and absolutely immersive that will linger with you long after credits roll. 10/10.
- jaketupman
- Apr 15, 2023