Stupid title for the UK release, must have put more people off than anything else. Man of War! do me a favour, sounds like a WWF dvd.
Glad I bought it though. It was really enjoyable. Not as much action as I was expecting but none the worse for that. Very well shot and the acting is good and not cheesy although I felt that they could have tried to expand on the personality of Manus a bit more. Also, his actions during the Finnish/Russian battles would really have made it a lot more interesting.
Best performance by far was by Agnes Kittelsen. She is so natural and beautiful, it's like watching the old screen greats like Maureen O'Hara or Rita Hayworth. A huge talent there and I hope to see more of her on the screen. Ok yes, I am a little bit in love with her but that's says a lot of someone who maybe is on screen for 15 minutes in total that I've never seen before.
The scene at the end where Manus sees his dead mates around him as if they were still alive and chatting away was quite stunning and moving although a little confusing at first, I thought my DVD player had jumped back to the start. Makes a refreshing change from the Hollywood method of battering you over the head with sentiment and melancholy.
Overall a very good movie. 7 out of 10 for me. Hopefully the same producers and directors can make another film anout WWII that's even better. What happened at Narvik for instance.
Glad I bought it though. It was really enjoyable. Not as much action as I was expecting but none the worse for that. Very well shot and the acting is good and not cheesy although I felt that they could have tried to expand on the personality of Manus a bit more. Also, his actions during the Finnish/Russian battles would really have made it a lot more interesting.
Best performance by far was by Agnes Kittelsen. She is so natural and beautiful, it's like watching the old screen greats like Maureen O'Hara or Rita Hayworth. A huge talent there and I hope to see more of her on the screen. Ok yes, I am a little bit in love with her but that's says a lot of someone who maybe is on screen for 15 minutes in total that I've never seen before.
The scene at the end where Manus sees his dead mates around him as if they were still alive and chatting away was quite stunning and moving although a little confusing at first, I thought my DVD player had jumped back to the start. Makes a refreshing change from the Hollywood method of battering you over the head with sentiment and melancholy.
Overall a very good movie. 7 out of 10 for me. Hopefully the same producers and directors can make another film anout WWII that's even better. What happened at Narvik for instance.
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