| Title (Year): 1917 (2019) Age: 5 yearsGRS Rating: 2 of 5Duration: 1 hr, 59 minInfractions: Corpses, woundsComments: Two infantrymen, Tom Blake and Will Schofield, in the British Army are given the mission to deliver orders to a forward unit commander. Unknown to the commander, he's leading his two battalions into a slaughter, because the Germans have retreated to create a trap. One of the infantrymen, Blake, has a brother in the forward unit. Can they reach them before dawn, when they move out?
This World War I movie is beautifully filmed. The sets are amazing. It really gives a glimpse of what it must have been like. Also, the soundtrack's excellent. I liked how the film seems to be a single scene. It reinforces the strain of the mission. This is a very good story about survival. |