A story about a stubborn horse and his rider who travel from England to German-occupied France in World War I, this film requires some open-mindedness: Steven Spielberg and Love Actually's Richard Curtis are involved. The horse, Joey, is made the focus which causes the story to meander through side stories which never quite come together over the 150 minute epic. Compounding this, War Horse is clumsy due to sentiment and takes a good hour-plus to pick up any pace - quite a chore with only old-fashioned orchestra as accompaniment. Thankfully it improves and starts to pay-off further in but, on the whole, it only grazes film excellence a few times with scenes such as the unlikely co-operation of ally and axis troops. Disappointingly, this makes it hard to imagine seeing it more than twice without a fast forward button (for many: once may be the limit).
7.5/10
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