Dreadfully Boring
The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.
View MoreI really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.
View MoreEasily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.
View MoreIn spite of the fact that I don't like romances, once I had to watch the "In love and war". However, after watching it I was pleasantly surprised. The movie not just answers the question in the title of my review, but shows us in detail how it really happens. From the very beginning you start to believe actors, emotions and feelings they express and of course the setting. The story starts when young reporter Ernest Hemingway (Chris O'Donnell) comes to an Italy town as a volunteer in period of World War I. Soon he is injured and transported to the hospital, where he meets Agnes (Sandra Bullock ), he instantly falls in love with her, but he is not her only admirer. Surrounded by a number of lovers and all atrocities of war, will Agnes respond Ernest in kind?The thing I like most is the way how the war is shown. Notwithstanding that there are little battle scenes and action always takes place in hospital, we can see all terrors of war "from the backyard". You always sympathize with very young soldiers, who are in the hospital, especially those who are deadly injured.Even if you are not a fan of war films or romances, I advise you to watch the movie, just to broaden your horizons and not to forget what the war is. The love storyline is quite simple, the same thing can be said about characters, but there is something catching in this movie something that makes me think that one day I will watch it once again. 8/10
View MoreThe film is based on the book Hemingway in Love and War by Henry S. Villard and James Nagel. In the movie Hemingway's real-life experience in WWI is reflected, what gives zest to the film. The story opens up with the appearance of a young energetic and craving for adventures war correspondent Ernest Hemingway. During one of the battles he gets wounded and then is sent to the hospital, where he falls in love with Agnes, an American Red Cross nurse, who saved his leg from amputation. So, their relationship is becoming to develop.This romantic movie is rather of high quality. Good cast, very harmonious music, exceedingly picturesque setting (especially Venice), perfect cameraman's job. All this immerse you into another world and makes you believe that even hardships of war can't be an obstacle for true love.Despite of the fact that my general impression was positive after watching this movie, I wouldn't like to watch it one more time, as I usually do, when a film impressed me very much. This film reminds me of a good fairy-tale, which is far from reality. The heroes are so beautiful, the war is so "clean", the setting is so romantic, everything is so, so, so exaggerated. During watching the movie you just enjoy a good romantic story, you sympathize with the heroes, but you don't believe them.So, the movie is quite impressive and touching. I think, those, who like emotional romantic stories, would enjoy watching it but I don't advice it to those people, who expect to see a war movie. This film is more about love, not war. I would give this film 7 out of 10 points.
View MoreThe film by Richard Attenborough tells us the story of young reporter Ernerst Hemingway. As you could probably guess the film is based on a true story. Ernest Hemingway is an ambulance driver in Italy during World War I. Risking his life while saving one of the soldiers he is injured and ends up in the hospital, where he falls in love with his nurse, Agnes von Kurowsky. The film doesn't give rise to emotions. It is just a love story, one among many. However, there are some positive things. The most positive aspect of the film is acting. Chris O'Donnel and Sandra Bullock performed perfect. It is really exciting to watch how their relations develop from the point of view of their acting. They succeeded to materialize passion, emotions, feelings and love in particular. Mackenzie Astin who plays Henry Villard did his job very well. His character has a great charisma and it is always a pleasure to see him in shot. The only character who disappoints is the surgeon. He could be a nice antagonist but he happen to be just a plane supporting character. Music and sound are not memorable but still good. Now, we're smoothly moving to the negative things. The first problem of the film is story-line. The story-line in general is nice. But it could be more creative. There are little untypical for such a film things. The main character is rather irritating in his behavior. The problem is not in the actor but in the script. I liked the setting but scenery ruined it. They looked unnatural. I would mark three main characters Ernest Hemingway, Agnes von Kurowsky, Henry Villard. The characters are not memorable. There is nothing special about them. What about Hemingway's character, he is rather irritating. He is an arrogant, impudent, insolent kid who thinks that he is special or even chosen one. Agnes von Kurowsky, a nurse who can't make head or tail of her feelings. Henry Villard a person who behaves like brave soldier and young boy at the same time (especially beside Agnes). Just to sum up already mentioned I would say that it is not the worst film ever, but also it is not the best one as well. Just something average. If you are interested in love stories or in Hemingway you may give it a try. If not, don't waste your time and read the original book.
View MoreThe events took place during the First World War period. By the way, this story is biographical and tells us a bit of a life of the famous literary figure of the 20th century - Ernest Hemingway. In 1918, 18-year-old Hemingway had volunteered to fight in the war and during an attack in Italy, his leg was wounded a lot and he was taken to the hospital where he was lucky or not to meet 26-year-old nurse, Agnes and to fall in love with her. But did she feel the same? Good and even more bad things can be said about this film. And the plot with the costumes are one of the strongest points of the picture. Although there are many similar works, this looks different. Probably the fact that this very story is based on real events makes me worrying about the main characters, and all depicted atrocities of the war also make their contribution into perception. Some episodes will settle in my mind, for example, when a little girl called a nurse "Angel" or the man committed suicide, or those first signs of the love. I think any person will definitely find something to think about after watching the film.Though, the plot is fine, the majority of the film you would feel bored. The cause of it is a long beginning along with the actors' play. Sandra Bullock played Agnes von Kurowsky and I really like her and have seen so many movies with her: "The Proposal", "The Lake House", "Miss Congeniality" and the others. And in every film she was brilliant and bright and the one who made a great impression on me every time I saw her in the movies. But here she was plain and uninteresting. It seems that she tried to reserve her emotions and maybe she does not fit to this role. She looked sleepy and factitious. What about Chris O'Donnell as Ernest 'Ernie' Hemingway, he was not bad there, but not impressive and charismatic as I anticipated his character should have been. He was not energetic and sassy enough as he was trying to be and his playing just spoiled my impression on this film.To conclude all mentioned above I want to say that this was OK: good because it was about the war and love and everything, but it was not impressive at all.
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