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The Great War

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A group of U.S. soldiers is sent behind enemy lines to rescue a lost platoon.
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Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter Unfortunately, despite his obvious passion for the genre, Luke doesn't yet have the cinematic chops (or clearly, the budget) to effectively put his vision onscreen. Dec 12, 2019 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times It simply does not have the budget or craft for the scale it requires. Dec 12, 2019 Full Review Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times Luke fills his at times heavy-handed, anachronistic script with enough sincere emotion and grace notes to counter the film's physical and financial restraints, narrowly staged combat scenes and limited character development. Dec 12, 2019 Full Review Jonathon Wilson Ready Steady Cut This inept drama about a segregated unit trapped behind enemy lines in WWI has little about it worth a recommendation — least of all its embarrassing treatment of racism. Rated: 2/5 Nov 9, 2024 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Lobs more cinema war cliches than grenades. Rated: D Dec 16, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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D H The Great War (2019) falls flat despite its ambitious subject matter. Intended as a gritty World War I drama, it suffers from weak acting, stiff dialogue, and a script that struggles to build any emotional connection. The performances feel wooden, making it hard to care about the characters or their mission. Attempts to create a tense, heroic atmosphere are undercut by clumsy writing and flat, heavy-handed exchanges that drag down the pacing. Visually, the film looks more like a low-budget reenactment than a serious war movie. Battle scenes lack intensity, with poor production values and staging that never sells the chaos of war. Although the story aimed to spotlight the often-overlooked contributions of Black soldiers in WWI — a noble idea — the execution is too sluggish and amateurish to leave much of an impact. In the end, The Great War feels like a wasted opportunity. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/03/25 Full Review Citizen S "Wooden" would be the best word to sum up this movie. And if you were looking for a badly made budget movie that shouted "cheap" at you, starting here would save you time. But if there was a reason for watching it, it would be to see rubber bayonets in action. And everybody is so clean. Made in 2019, it predated the technology, but a sneak preview of how bad AI generated movies might turn out Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/15/25 Full Review Audience Member watch full amazing movie online on https://glamcinema.com/ Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/27/24 Full Review Audience Member Trama piuttosto confusa; di chiaro c'è solo il contesto storico con i precisi giorni in cui finì lo scontro; tutto il resto però appare nebuloso. I personaggi non vengono descritti in maniera esaustiva, i luoghi non meglio specificati non aiutano a capire le motivazioni di alcune scelte e non si riesce nemmeno a comprendere se la storia è vera oppure no. Anche le sequenze di battaglia lasciano ampiamente a desiderare; ogni comparsa di muove in maniera approssimativa. Anche i dialoghi e gli eroici discorsi sono poco credibili e abbastanza deludenti. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member The American sergeant throws a hand grenade without looking, 10 Germans are killed. The German sniper with a rifle with a telescopic sight shoots 3 Americans, only wounding one. What a lot of nonsense. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Nice so it wasn't just me who thought I was watching Saving Private Ryan in WW1?! I can't believe someone read this script and said "OK". It just keeps going with the word for word SPR script its laughable... Lol /popcorn Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A group of U.S. soldiers is sent behind enemy lines to rescue a lost platoon.
Director
Steven Luke
Producer
Steven Luke, Andre Relis
Screenwriter
Steven Luke
Production Co
Schuetzle Company Productions
Genre
War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 13, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 13, 2019
Runtime
1h 50m
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