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    Watt

    Samuel Beckett

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    Written in Roussillon during World War Two, while Samuel Beckett was hiding from the Gestapo, "Watt"...

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Journey's End (2018) in Movies

Feb 7, 2018 (Updated Feb 9, 2018)  
Journey's End (2018)
Journey's End (2018)
2018 | Drama, War
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8.0 (4 Ratings)
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Trench to Nowhere
Handsomely mounted and very well-performed war drama that does a good job of hiding its low budget. Made to mark the centenary of the (fictionalised) events it depicts, the focus is very much on the characters of the men in the front line of war, rather than action and adventure - when fighting takes place, it is confused and chaotic, and preceded by an almost palpable sense of dread.

There's a way in which this film adheres to the received narrative when it comes to the First World War, which is that it was a pointless slaughter in which a generation of young men were callously sacrificed by unfeeling senior staff, but this is not overplayed and the uniformly fine acting means that the focus is always on the individuals involved, rather than laboriously sending a message.

The fact that pretty much every speaking role goes to a white male means this is a film which is probably going to struggle to get traction with modern audiences and commentators, but it remains a sincere and powerful piece of drama.