Review of Trench 11

Trench 11 (2017)
7/10
A work of love and a decent movie!
23 June 2019
1. thing - I din't research and read much about WWI, I don't know if the equipment, uniforms and stuff like that are like they should be. 2. thing - This is not some big budget movie, this is a low budget love effort and if you are not ready for a movie that isn't perfect, don't waste your time. That being said, let's get on with the review. Movie does a lot of the things good. First half an hour is good if not great. Acting is decent enough, setting is good and atmosphere is phenomenal. You really feel like you are with the characters, entering the dark and dangerous German bunker holding secrets better left forgotten. It almost feels like it's REC series, only not found footage style. Sadly, things start falling apart from there. Very stupid decisions are made ( I know that's the part of the horror, but these ones are plain stupid and coming from smart people), captain of the squad handles the shotgun like he reported for duty yesterday, effect of grenade explosion are pretty bad ( I am not complaining because the budget is low, I am complaining for trying to show something you can't show properly, but I guess you really can't blame them for trying) etc. It redeems itself by the end, but the horror factor is lost very soon, it's just tense after that. The movie itself is, indeed, made with a lot of love and care put into it and is fast. Music is very greatly combined with some scenes and a whole thing has a god anti-war message. Do I recommend it? If you can get past those 2 things from the start, I do. If not, don't lower the score for this movie. I wanted to give it 6.8/10, but I thought to myself:" Eh... Why not round it up?", so 7/10 from me it is. Enjoy! :D ;)
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