Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
2/4
A horse called Rintintin
ikkegoemikke - wrote on 11/28/2017
This is a pleasant family film in which every member of the family will find a piece they'll love most . The kids can dream about the adventurous part and the bond of friendship between a person and an animal . The women will be sobbing with all the sentimental and gooey stuff in this film while their handkerchief will get moister as the end nears . The tougher men of the family can set up for some authentic WWI footage.
The look and feel of this movie took me back to movies like "Old Yeller". It looks sometimes like a painting. I had the feeling that it was not always filmed outside . The storyline is much like Forrest Gump , only that this time a horse is the subject that runs through history and all sorts of situations. A comparison with Lassie is obvious cause Joey behaves like a …
Rating of
3/4
Decent but not extraordinary.
Zeljka - wrote on 04/25/2012
Unsurprisingly for Spielberg, the movie was beautiful - the scenery, the animal(s) and the story without any gore and blood usual for such movies. But I couldn't care less for human characters as not a single one was long enough present on the screen. Maybe something was wrong with the script, when it couldn't make me feel something for the people in the movie. I certainly did care for the horse - the depiction of his sufferings was almost unendurable - so I expected more at the end of the movie, more emotions, more... something. Like Spielberg was told to be moderate in his outbursts of affection, but this is a wrong kind of movies to apply such advice. Lassie Come-Home wouldn't be so good family movie had we been to its characters so...indifferent.
Rating of
2.5/4
War Horse review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 01/18/2012
Ted Narracott (Peter Mullan) purchases a horse instead of a plow animal. His son Albert (Jeremy Irvine) trains the horse and names it Joey. England is at war with Germany so his father sells it to a soldier named Captain Nicholls (Tom Hiddleston). Joey travels from one owner to another. Parts of the screenplay were engaging with lines such as “Some days are best forgotten.” “It’s good to be proud in doing something good.” “It will never be over.” Spectacular cinematography and slight humor of the story was evident from the talented veteran director. Realism of the war scenes was impeccable. Only reservations this critic had were the lack of a likable character apart from the horse and the film slows down when it came to the grandfather and Emilie’s story. War …
Rating of
1/4
Probably The Worst Movie I Have Seen of 2011
Alex - wrote on 01/14/2012
Even the absolute beauty of the way this movie was shot cannot save the horrible story and horrible acting at times. Shame on you, Hollywood Foreign Press (golden globes) for even nominating this movie. I think Vigo Mortensen wrote this movie.
The Story: Horrible. Maybe if you are a horse lover or in love with Seabiscuit, Secretariat or any other over the top melodramatic movie you could enjoy this film. I am none of those (I despise Seabiscuit and I have never seen Secretariat). A young boy falls in love with a horse (in a very weird way in my opinion). His poor father finally buys the horse and the kid's love for the horse exponentially grows. Then the horse goes to war. Sounds bad, right? It is.
Style/Cinematography: Awesome. One of the best I have seen in a few years. Very …
