Review of In Which We Serve (1942) by Mike M — 30 Aug 2007
As you'd expect from a really good war movie, it gets the army routine spot-on, but the unexpected lies in the detail: James Donald's doctor playing patience as guns boom overhead, shells being passed from man to man while Dickie Attenborough has a panic attack.
Also surprising is Coward's own exceptional performance as the ship's noble captain, looking on as his men and vessel go under, unable to do anything but bear the brunt of his own responsibility.
.. A world of choked-back tears, resigned stoicism and communal singalongs: everything it means to be British is in here.
This review of In Which We Serve (1942) was written by Mike M on 30 Aug 2007.
In Which We Serve has generally received positive reviews.
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