A military officer hatches a daring plan to dupe The Nazis into recovering what they believe is a fallen officer, in possession of vital documents, when in Reality it's a corpse, and a massive deception.
I did wonder how they were going to tell the story, and perhaps the fair answer, is slowly. It's definitely an enjoyable film, but it perhaps lacks a little sharpness, a little dramatic edge, but the story is fascinating, and here we see where the idea came from, including the finite details such as the corpse and cover story, and the gentle pushes that were needed in Spain.
I think the best thing about this film has to be the acting, the performances are excellent, subtle, understated and convincing, you couldn't put a bit between the likes of Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen and Kelly Macdonald, I thought Penelope Wilton was excellent.
Very nicely produced, the visuals were well and truly on point, some of the military scenes looked terrific.
It perhaps wasn't as exciting as I'd hope for, but overall, I enjoyed it.
7/10.
I did wonder how they were going to tell the story, and perhaps the fair answer, is slowly. It's definitely an enjoyable film, but it perhaps lacks a little sharpness, a little dramatic edge, but the story is fascinating, and here we see where the idea came from, including the finite details such as the corpse and cover story, and the gentle pushes that were needed in Spain.
I think the best thing about this film has to be the acting, the performances are excellent, subtle, understated and convincing, you couldn't put a bit between the likes of Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen and Kelly Macdonald, I thought Penelope Wilton was excellent.
Very nicely produced, the visuals were well and truly on point, some of the military scenes looked terrific.
It perhaps wasn't as exciting as I'd hope for, but overall, I enjoyed it.
7/10.