War Horse Movie Reviews

Close on the heels of the 3D animated romp The Adventures of Tintin, here's another crowd-pleaser from the box office supremo Steven Spielberg. An old-fashioned, inspirational saga, War Horse tells the story of a young farm hand (Irvine) who develops an abiding bond with a spirited steed named Joey. Adapted from the young-adult novel by Michael Morpurgo, the screenplay traces Joey's unwitting four-year odyssey from the idyllic English countryside

It's Circa 1914 -- a time when the Brits wore felt hats... a time when 30 guineas was all it took to buy a healthy horse at an auction... a time when landlords called the shots. But then the message Steven Spielberg's War Horse gives out could not have been more contemporary -- why wage war when it leads to nothing. However, this time he chooses an animal (horse, to be precise), amidst the backdrop of the gruesome World War, to bring out the futility of war

There is no combat in the early scenes of War Horse, Steven Spielberg’s sweeping adaptation of the popular stage spectacle, but the film opens with a cinematic assault as audacious and unsparing as the Normandy landing in Saving Private Ryan. With widescreen, pastoral vistas dappled in golden sunlight and washed in music (by John Williams) that is somehow both grand and folksy, Spielberg lays siege to your cynicism, bombarding you with strong and simple appeals to feeling

After being involved in either the direction or producing of ten films and television miniseries on World War 2, Steven ‘needs no introduction’ Spielberg adapts Michael Morpurgo’s children’s book of the same name, sinking his teeth for the first time into the war to end all wars. The titular War Horse refers to the spirited steed Joey who is broken (thought to follow rules in horse-rearing lingo) by Devon farm lad Albert Narracott (Irvine)

Steven Spielberg's new film War Horse that tells the tale of a boy and his unbridled affection for his horse is, again, one spot in the Oscar race lost to the wrong candidate. I say this because the film's nomination barred the entry of much more worthy films, namely Gosling's Drive and Fincher's adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which deserved to compete. In War Horse, the prolific grand-master adapts Michael Murporgo's novel of the same name

Steven Spielberg's 'War Horse' is a schmaltzy, sentimental saga of the love between a boy and his horse - boy meets horse, boy loses horse, boy is reunited with horse. It's the classic romantic formula... Although with an equestrian twist. Based on a 1982 children's novel that's also been adapted into a successful stage play, the story opens shortly before World War I in the English county of Devon, where a young farm boy

If only the magnificent opening shot of Steven Spielberg's War Horse was followed up with a story half as profound, then disappointment would not be so tangible. Shot with a truckload of affection by Janusz Kaminski, and intentionally evoking the films of John Ford, the imagery is the most compelling feature of War Horse, a maddeningly schmaltzy movie. The elements are all in place - superb casting (newcomer Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, David Thewlis

War Horse Review Biz rating: 3/5 stars. What's Good: The engaging and entertaining script; the performances; the m...