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Private Peaceful's deliberate pace will test the patience of many viewers, but its lush visuals and moving screenplay may offer sufficient compensation.
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Melancholy runs deep in "Private Peaceful," a richly appointed British period piece about fraternal loyalty adapted from the book of the same name by "War Horse" author Michael Morpurgo. Oct 31, 2014 | Full Review…
Melancholy runs deep in "Private Peaceful," a richly appointed British period piece about fraternal loyalty adapted from the book of the same name by "War Horse" author Michael Morpurgo.
Michael Rechtshaffen
A World War I fable that's as stiff as an Eton collar and as plodding as a draft horse. Oct 30, 2014 | Full Review…
A World War I fable that's as stiff as an Eton collar and as plodding as a draft horse.
Jeannette Catsoulis
A long, long, trail a-winding, to be sure. But fans of PBS, history and a certain kind of old-fashioned moviemaking may fall in. Oct 30, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
A long, long, trail a-winding, to be sure. But fans of PBS, history and a certain kind of old-fashioned moviemaking may fall in.
Joe Neumaier
O'Connor captures all the beauty of these rural childhoods without skimping on the harsh realities of 20th-century feudalism. Oct 28, 2014 | Full Review…
O'Connor captures all the beauty of these rural childhoods without skimping on the harsh realities of 20th-century feudalism.
Serena Donadoni
Essentially conventional in his approach, director Pat O'Connor has delivered a mostly faithful and moving account of Morpurgo's fine book. Oct 12, 2012 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Essentially conventional in his approach, director Pat O'Connor has delivered a mostly faithful and moving account of Morpurgo's fine book.
Derek Malcolm
O'Connor shows his old-school expertise in the charming country childhood sequences, where the film feels most individual and alive. Oct 11, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
O'Connor shows his old-school expertise in the charming country childhood sequences, where the film feels most individual and alive.
Trevor Johnston
A delicate and warm portrayal of love for family, for friends, and for one's country, without the usual façade of over-exuberant jingoism Feb 4, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
A delicate and warm portrayal of love for family, for friends, and for one's country, without the usual façade of over-exuberant jingoism
Russell Cook
It's an earnest interpretation of familiar themes. Oct 31, 2014 | Full Review…
It's an earnest interpretation of familiar themes.
Todd Jorgenson
By modestly embracing its inherent minimalism and finding the emotions underlying even the most schematic of scenarios, the film taps into something unmistakably human. Oct 29, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
By modestly embracing its inherent minimalism and finding the emotions underlying even the most schematic of scenarios, the film taps into something unmistakably human.
Rob Humanick
Trench warfare as the backdrop for a tawdry love triangle about as incestuous as it gets. Oct 27, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Trench warfare as the backdrop for a tawdry love triangle about as incestuous as it gets.
Kam Williams
A cliché-ridden, thoroughly forgettable, at times just plain dull affair, with broad characterisations and musty plot turns that would seem embarrassing even on TV - where it ideally belongs. Jul 18, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
A cliché-ridden, thoroughly forgettable, at times just plain dull affair, with broad characterisations and musty plot turns that would seem embarrassing even on TV - where it ideally belongs.
Aaron Yap
The ending is dynamite and will shock children just as much as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Oct 31, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The ending is dynamite and will shock children just as much as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
Graham Young
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