1918: Journey's End

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Audience Member A tedious plot and at times frivolous dialogue. Impossible to care for any character due to the lack of character development. I also had to turn on the closed captions to understand what the characters were saying (or mumbling in a thick accent). Then there's the black screen. Now I know it must be dark in the trenches...but...c'mon. Give this one a hard pass. A war movie that will certainly bore you to death. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/08/25 Full Review Jan S It's much more of a slow emotional drama than a war movie. The characters feel quite shallow and the theme seems to be just a pretty dressing for something that would otherwise be quite unrelated. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/19/25 Full Review Tom R Such a tragic end It had a profound affect on me! Making me study operation Micheal in great detail. 5 star film Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/03/24 Full Review jwcdood JOURNEY'S END is a well directed, in the trenches, WWI drama; it's well acted and very realistic. The flick's not an action nor any sort of patriotic, flag waving movie and it's a top notch production. Be prepared to come away from it very (very) sober. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/05/23 Full Review Bob S Technically sound and well-acted (especially liked Paul Bettany as "Uncle") but the plot meandered and the ending was abrupt. Yes, the Germans did launch a spring offensive in 1918 but it failed (largely due to the arrival of fresh American troops, along with the tenacity of the Anglo-French forces). So, what's the point of "Journey's End"? I'm still looking for that definitive contemporary WWI film; there isn't one, where there are many in the WWII category. Many have good set-pieces or effective at establishing the awfulness of trench warfare, but none is complete. The best, for me remains either "Paths of Glory" or "Grand Illusion", both done by auteurs well over sixty years ago. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/08/23 Full Review Richard L I saw this movie after reading A Farewell to Arms and had kind of hoped for a similar 'feel' to it. Unfortunately, Journey's End is a bit more singular in its approach and although it's certainly a fine movie with excellent acting, I didn't feel like it brought anything new to the table. You could certainly do worse, but I was a bit underwhelmed. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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