I'm a middle aged guy, and I consider myself pretty cynical. I watched this only because the wife wanted to, but ended up entranced and literally cried for most of it.
The story is incredible, and although the film doesn't go into the bigger picture of the war very deeply, it's there and your mind floods with empathy at those who suffered so much loss. The film manages to convey all this without being mawkish or overly sentimental but the facts are terrifying.
I actually remember this episode of That's Life shown at the end - that was incredible too.
Great story, well told. It's absolutely worth watching for any reason, not just because you might feel you have to. This has no agenda that I noticed, it's a pretty accurate representation of an incredible story.
As for the film - Hopkins is obviously brilliant, but there's literally no bad acting in this. The direction is perfect, the score is sublime - really emphasising without being intrusive in any way. The switching between timelines is clever and useful, not dizzying and confusing as such things so often are.
And perhaps most remarkable of all, considering the subject it manages to mostly be uplifting and positive.
The story is incredible, and although the film doesn't go into the bigger picture of the war very deeply, it's there and your mind floods with empathy at those who suffered so much loss. The film manages to convey all this without being mawkish or overly sentimental but the facts are terrifying.
I actually remember this episode of That's Life shown at the end - that was incredible too.
Great story, well told. It's absolutely worth watching for any reason, not just because you might feel you have to. This has no agenda that I noticed, it's a pretty accurate representation of an incredible story.
As for the film - Hopkins is obviously brilliant, but there's literally no bad acting in this. The direction is perfect, the score is sublime - really emphasising without being intrusive in any way. The switching between timelines is clever and useful, not dizzying and confusing as such things so often are.
And perhaps most remarkable of all, considering the subject it manages to mostly be uplifting and positive.
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