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In Love and War

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In 1918, 18-year-old Ernest Hemingway (Chris O'Donnell) signs up for service in World War I. After a bomb goes off on the front line, filling his leg with shrapnel, Hemingway is transported to a hospital, where he begs Dr. Domenico Caracciolo (Emilio Bonucci) not to amputate. Under the care of 26-year-old Austrian nurse Agnes von Kuroswky (Sandra Bullock), Hemingway slowly recovers. The two begin an affair, but Agnes is torn between the immature young man and the more stable Caracciolo.
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Formulaic and trite, In Love and War unconvincingly recreates Ernest Hemingway's early life with all the stuffy tropes that the author would have excised in a second draft.

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: D Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Alison Macor Austin Chronicle Rated: 1.5/5 Aug 29, 2004 Full Review Edward Guthmann San Francisco Chronicle Rated: 1/4 Jun 18, 2002 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy All’s poor in In Love and War. Rated: 1.5/4 Nov 25, 2023 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault I will cherish my memory of Chris at the end of "In Love and War," bearded and bitter, drinking fiercely and trying very hard to be dark and tormented. Rated: D Jan 20, 2007 Full Review Jon Niccum Lawrence Journal-World Boring and artificial Rated: 1/5 Dec 27, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lanfranco C The quite real story of the war's adventure of Hemingway that inspired His roman "A Farewell to Arms" Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/19/24 Full Review Tim M Butchering the young life of Ernest Hemingway with dull writing and wooden acting, In Love and War marks a low point for director Richard Attenborough. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/11/23 Full Review Paul C This happens to be my favourite film of all time. I know it's not trendy to like romance or heartbreak but here we are. Sandra Bullock's most beautifully restrained performance - and who wouldn't cry at the love scene or the last sequence at the lake? Ignore the critics, this is a classic for all romantics. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/07/24 Full Review Audience Member Bullock is consistently great. O'Donnell is consistently bland. If this had a better script, like O'Donnell's Scent of a Woman, then it could have raised the limited abilities of Chris O'Donnell, but instead we got this. Unless you're a big huge fan of 1990s period melodrama, then skip this one. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member My favourite film of all time - criminally under-rated Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review steve d I don't know if it is the story or the script, but the film is ridiculously predictable and melodramatic. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In 1918, 18-year-old Ernest Hemingway (Chris O'Donnell) signs up for service in World War I. After a bomb goes off on the front line, filling his leg with shrapnel, Hemingway is transported to a hospital, where he begs Dr. Domenico Caracciolo (Emilio Bonucci) not to amputate. Under the care of 26-year-old Austrian nurse Agnes von Kuroswky (Sandra Bullock), Hemingway slowly recovers. The two begin an affair, but Agnes is torn between the immature young man and the more stable Caracciolo.
Director
Richard Attenborough
Producer
Dmitri Villard, Richard Attenborough
Production Co
New Line Cinema
Rating
PG-13
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.5M
Runtime
1h 55m
Sound Mix
Surround
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