Saturday, 20 October 2012

A horse and his boy


War Horse (2011)

Directed by Steven Spielberg this film based on the novel of the same name has an ensamble cast which includes Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, Tom Hiddleston and Benedict Cumberbatch. The life story of a horse that is raised in Devon and experiences the First World War.

This film is excellently shot with the best of Spielberg's talent, some great landscape and excellent sets that give a real feel of a John Ford film. The plot is a bit more wandering than I expected, shifting between the human characters that feature in the protagonists life. It does seem to show through that the original book was written for children and some of the story does in the end come off as a little simplistic.

4/5

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