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1917

1917

Score: 5.97 / 10

Release Date: January 10, 2020
Director: Sam Mendes
Producer: Brian Oliver, Callum McDougall, Jayne-Ann Tenggren, Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes
Studio: Universal Pictures
Starring: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Nabhaan Rizwan, Pip Carter, Andy Apollo, Paul Tinto, Josef Davies, Billy Postlethwaite, Gabriel Akuwudike, Spike Leighton, Robert Maaser, Adam Hugill
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 119 minutes

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1917 movie reviews

  • 9

    1917

    Monday, January 13, 2020 9:29:05 AM | (Age Not Specified)

    This movie is spectacular. Loved it.

  • 10

    1917

    Sunday, January 12, 2020 5:23:22 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    What were people expecting from this movie? Clearly some wanted just fighting, and glorious victorious moments with the usual musical fanfare nonsense, melodramatic cloying nonsense, and a big win at the end. Grow up. This was a spectacular movie. Go see it, if you are mature enough to handle it.

  • 4

    1917

    Sunday, January 12, 2020 4:05:05 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    Very little of actual fighting, sorry but the war scenes were lacking. Great screens of trenches and a lot of solders but not really fighting. Yes I was disappointed in this movie.

  • 10

    1917

    Saturday, January 11, 2020 6:49:50 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    One of the very few movies which gives you the feeling a lot was invested to give you an accurate sense of what WW1 was like. This, both in human terms and in scenery. In some of the scenes, it really feels like a depiction of a man made hell.

  • 6

    1917

    Saturday, January 11, 2020 6:02:44 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    Roger Deakin's cinematography was AMAZING! Unfortunately the characters act dopey and it throws you out of any reality there might be.

  • 1

    1917

    Saturday, January 11, 2020 5:45:05 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    Waste of money, boring dark, Sam Mendes decided to write a movie based on a relatives war story. Absolutely stupid.

  • 4

    1917

    Saturday, January 11, 2020 2:44:59 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    Not saving Private Ryan. No wonder Germany lost, they can't shoot!

  • 7

    1917

    Saturday, January 11, 2020 12:10:53 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    Very artistically filmed and excellent acting by the two young actors, do I dare say I preferred just mercy which kept my interest from start to finish. Although it’s not getting the hype of 1917 it is based on a true story and I tend to prefer true stories. Both are must see movies!

  • 3

    1917

    Saturday, January 11, 2020 9:19:03 AM | (Age Not Specified)

    Well, it's certainly NOT the caliber of a "Savings Private Ryan", that's for sure. The storyline, acting and dialog are great for the first hour, weapons and kit are realistic and well done, including the computer generated scenes. Showed the absolute horror of WWI trench warfare. I wish it would have stayed on track. Sadly it then degenerates into a plot and dialog which are totally silly. Add the pre-requisite girl with orphan baby in basement, rouge German soldiers running thru burning buildings who can't shoot straight, raging rivers with plunging waterfalls(this is France, remember?) , and idyllic country scenes within feet of a bombed out frontline(with attendant musical score of course). By that time I was squirming in my seat waiting for the lights to come on. It'll be on Netflix within 2 weeks at most.

  • 9

    1917

    Friday, January 10, 2020 10:13:07 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    Loved it! It kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end . I know it was only a Hollywood made up film , but it was very interesting to see the WW1 imagery in such High Def clarity , when most people have only seen the original choppy grainy film from back in the day .