War Horse

Amazon.com The sheer physical beauty of the horse and the magnificent landscape of rural Devon, England, makes the first section of War Horse a feast for the eyes, as stalwart young lad Albert (Jeremy Irvine, in his film debut) struggles to channel the high-strung energy of newly bought horse Joey into plowing a rocky field. A destructive rainstorm forces Albert's father (Peter Mullan, Boy A) to sell Joey to an army captain (Tom Hiddleston, Thor) who takes the horse into the battlefields of World War I. From there, turns of fortune lead Joey into the hands of a German private, a French girl and her grandfather, and then into the cratered no man's land between the warring armies. War Horse is jarringly uneven. Some moments are over-the-top while others are elegantly understated; the tone ranges from the broad comedy of a mid-1970s Disney live-action flick to the raw majesty of a John Ford western. The episodic storytelling doesn't help--the characters don't have time to fully establish themselves in the audience's hearts, despite some excellent performances. The greatest weakness is that director Steven Spielberg doesn't connect us to Joey himself; though it's impossible not to have moments of empathy with the trials of this beautiful animal, at other times the horse is no more than a narrative device, carrying us from one micro-story to another. Still, some episodes are unquestionably compelling (a sequence in which a British and a German soldier collaborate to rescue Joey is particularly good) and, though stylistically all over the place, War Horse is never less than visually stunning. --Bret Fetzer Product Description From legendary director Steven Spielberg comes the epic adventure WAR HORSE, a tale of incredible loyalty, hope and tenacity. Based on the Tony award-winning Broadway play (Best Play, 2011), and set against the sweeping canvas of World War I, this deeply heartfelt story begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and his young trainer Albert. When they're forced apart by war, we follow Joey's extraordinary journey as he changes and inspires the lives of everyone he meets. Filled with spectacularly rich visuals -- and complete with never-before-seen bonus features -- WAR HORSE is a "Genuine Movie Masterpiece" (Rex Reed, The New York Observer) and one of the most powerful and moving stories of friendship ever told.
ASIN: B0072GPQNG
VSKU: HBSV.B0072GPQNG.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Jeremy Irvine|Peter Mullan|Emily Watson|Niels Arestrup|David Thewlis|Tom Hiddleston|Benedict Cumberbatch|Celine Buckens|Toby Kebbell|Patrick Kennedy|Leonard Carow|David Kross|Matt Milne|Robert Emms|Eddie Marsan|Nicolas Bro|Rainer Bock|Steven Spielberg|Screenplay By Lee Hall And Richard Curtis|Based On The Novel By Michael Morpurgo|And The Stage Play "War Horse" By Nick Stafford
Binding: Dvd
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