The Great War

Name: The Great War
Genre: Drama, War
Released: December 13, 2019
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 24
Cast: Aaron Courteau, Andrew Stecker, Bates Wilder, Billy Zane, Casey Sill

2019

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Saban Films | Release Date: December 13, 2019 | R

Starring: Aaron Courteau, Andrew Stecker, Bates Wilder, Billy Zane, Casey Sill, Cody Fleury, Dj Quaile, Edgar Damatian, Hiram A. Murray, Jeremy Michael Pereira, Jordan McFadden, Judah McFadden, Leonard Searcy, Ron Perlman, Ryan J. Gilmer, Wade Everett

Summary: During the final days of World War I, a regiment of daring African-American Buffalo Soldiers is trapped deep behind enemy lines. After one of these soldiers manages to escape, he’s ordered to join a select team of white troops, led by a battle-scarred officer, to find and rescue the survivors. Casting aside their racial differences, theDuring the final days of World War I, a regiment of daring African-American Buffalo Soldiers is trapped deep behind enemy lines. After one of these soldiers manages to escape, he’s ordered to join a select team of white troops, led by a battle-scarred officer, to find and rescue the survivors. Casting aside their racial differences, the determined men join forces to find their lost comrades in this gripping, action-filled tale of bravery and unity.… Expand

Director: Steven Luke

Genre(s): Drama, War

Rating: R

Runtime: 108 min

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Gary Goldstein

Dec 12, 2019

Although writer-director Steven Luke’s reach often exceeds his grasp, he’s managed to present a meaningful, largely involving, if decidedly small-scale and fictionalized story about race, courage and comradeship. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Dec 12, 2019

It simply does not have the budget or craft for the scale it requires. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Dec 13, 2019

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. Read full review

Tomris Laffly

Dec 12, 2019

The weapons look fake, the stiff action sequences play like poor re-enactments, and you frequently wonder how anyone managed to keep a straight face while firing off some embarrassingly simple-minded lines of dialogue. Even the bright red, corn-syrupy blood splattered around looks like it’s from a different decade of cinema. Read full review

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Mauro_Lanari

Jan 16, 2021

(Mauro Lanari)
Far from the blockbuster rhetoric of "Saving Private Ryan" and closer to "Band of Brothers" for the moments of emotion, unfortunately it doesn't know how to avoid many great naivetés.

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Ralfbergs

Jul 12, 2020

While the movie covers very important topic about how race was looked at in WW1 and how officers decided to keep on fighting in last days, even though war had already ended, it does feel when watching movie that it is rushed and doesn't have any surface in itself. Like after an hour of movieWhile the movie covers very important topic about how race was looked at in WW1 and how officers decided to keep on fighting in last days, even though war had already ended, it does feel when watching movie that it is rushed and doesn't have any surface in itself. Like after an hour of movie feels like much has not happened. What I mean is, that for such important topic the movie should be not rushed. It doesn't feel memorable or anything, and at some points even feels like a bit low budget acting.… Expand

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glomman

Jul 21, 2021

This is almost insulting to WWI. It has barely anything to do with trench warfare, the most prevalent style of combat in that war, the fighting scenes themselves are utterly laughable, where entire bands of Germans (who are just portrayed as evil henchmen) are mowed down and people fightThis is almost insulting to WWI. It has barely anything to do with trench warfare, the most prevalent style of combat in that war, the fighting scenes themselves are utterly laughable, where entire bands of Germans (who are just portrayed as evil henchmen) are mowed down and people fight with their rifles in open fields and ridges. But Ron Perlman, who appears in, like, two scenes and who totally didn't get half the movies' budget is here to save the day, shame he is entirely disconnected from the fighting itself. The phenomenon of "shell shock" is also getting portrayed here, although I've seen better displays of psychological disorders in my highschool theatre class.
But it all doesn't matter, because America is here to save the day, it doesn't matter how many people lost their lives and that the entire operation was just a senseless waste of life, the Germans losing a few square kilometres of land is what matters.
Honestly **** this movie, watch 1917, War Horse, or They Shall Not Grow Old instead.… Expand

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