“Thank you, Will.”

From 1917.

On April 6, 1917 Lance Corporal Tom Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) is assigned to pick a man and report to his commanding officer’s tent. Blake picks his friend, Lance Corporal Will Schofield (George MacKay) and when they report, they find their commanding general, Erinmore (Colin Firth). General Erinmore informs Blake and Schofield that they will be traveling across no man’s land and France’s Western Front to warn the 2nd Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment to cancel their planned attack of the seemingly-retreating German forces. Devonshire’s Colonel MacKenzie (Benedict Cumberbatch) is leading his men to attack the Germans at dawn on April 7, but General Erinmore has new information that they will be walking into a fatal trap. With no other way to contact MacKenzie, the young men are sent off with an official written order from Erinmore and the weight that they are the only chance for the survival of the 2nd Division weighs heavily on them. Blake is further fueled on his mission because his older brother, Joseph (Richard Madden) is a Lieutenant of the 2nd Division. As Blake and Schofield dutifully carry out their mission, they come across other officers (such as Andrew Scott and Mark Strong, and) and soldiers that help them on their way, despite seeing only the impossibility of their mission. As the two travel across the desolate wasteland, they must face terrible dangers from the enemy, the war-torn land, and the fast-approaching dawn.

Filmed in seemingly one continuous shot, it is a completely captivating adventure that draws the viewer into the urgency that the characters feel. MacKay and Chapman are brilliant in their roles, bringing both bravery and honesty to their characters; the cinematography also creates a very personal connection with the two lead characters, that they both carry well. It’s a movie that really highlights both the horror of war and the determination of the human spirit. A truly phenomenal experience, 1917 is an war drama that is not to be missed!

| Rated: R | Running Time: 119 minutes |Genre: action/drama/war |

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 5* of 10|Nudity: 0 of 10|Sexuality: 0 of 10|Gore: 7 of 10

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