"A timeless story about the sacrifices of love - about the sacrifices a boy makes in a time of war to find his horse and the sacrifices the horse makes just trying to survive this dark episode in history."Movie type: Drama War - This is an old-fashioned years-spanning period epic drama. Fans of the human stars such as Emily Watson may be disappointed by their fairly limited screen time since the main character is a horse. Some war and violent scenes will be too intense for young children.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Michael Morpurgo
Script: Lee Hall, Richard Curtis
Starring: Jeremy Irvine (Albert), Tom Hiddleston (Nichols), Benedict Cumberbatch (Stewart), Emily Watson (Rose Narracott), David Thewlis (Lyons)
Length: 2 hr. 26 min.
Reviews:
Berardinelli, Internet Critic: “ Good War Horse is a crowd-pleaser, ...”
Roger Ebert: “Very Good The film is made with superb artistry. Spielberg is the master of an awesome canvas.”
USA Today: “Good Sweeping in its style and old-fashioned in its narrative structure, War Horse will likely take its place alongside beloved family films.”
Chicago Tribune: “Above Average In its embrace of cinematic lore and language, Spielberg's "War Horse" is no less ardent an expression of nostalgia than the Michel Hazanavicius silent pastiche 'The Artist,'...”
Source: cinemareview.com
09.02.2012