The Great War

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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 1/5 Stars •  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 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/15/25 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 2/5 Stars •  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 1.5/5 Stars •  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 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review jim s Take the Saving Private Ryan script and set it in World War one. Substitute a platoon of Buffalo Soldiers for Matt Damon. Everything else is the same, complete with a letter from Abraham Lincoln, and the captain resolving tension by relating personal details. The film ends with a hopeless battle, outnumbered Americans defending. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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