The strengths of this movie are everything you would expect in any good movie. Namely, a good story, competently told with good/great acting performances.
Michael Caine in his his final role is fantastic as the OAP who goes AWOL. Glenda Jackson in her last film role before she died just before the films release is as good as ever. RIP Glenda. 4 Oscars between those two actors.
Some of the additional story points somehow detract from the overall feel of the central relationship. The friendship he strikes up with another troubles veteran, the young vet with one leg, the German veterans.
But let's not quibble about the service when we have such full stomachs after watching this.
Michael Caine in his his final role is fantastic as the OAP who goes AWOL. Glenda Jackson in her last film role before she died just before the films release is as good as ever. RIP Glenda. 4 Oscars between those two actors.
Some of the additional story points somehow detract from the overall feel of the central relationship. The friendship he strikes up with another troubles veteran, the young vet with one leg, the German veterans.
But let's not quibble about the service when we have such full stomachs after watching this.