Review of Queen & Country (2015) by Alex K — 22 Feb 2015

My Favorite Film Is 1941's Citizen Kane.

This review of Queen & Country (2015) was written by Alex K on 22 Feb 2015.

Queen & Country has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Kevin W (755) on 21 May 2015

Nothing hilarious in this story about weak and shallow boy who accomplishes nothing because he believes in nothing…

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By Ian C (1,796) on 11 Nov 2015

I enjoyed this sequel a lot more. It has a real feel of 'Biloxi Blues' about it. Stand out performance from Thewlis, O' Bryne, Richard E…

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By Liz Braun (961) for Toronto Sun (419) on 26 Mar 2015

The movie is a sweet-natured, easy-going bit of storytelling, and while Bill may be the central character, Queen and Country is really a movie…

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By Charlotte O'sullivan (637) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 04 Jun 2015

This is the sequel to 1987's Hope and Glory, a coming-of-age yarn awash with illicit passion…

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 26 Feb 2015

Queen & Country — though often charming — has a tendency to wander and strain…

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By David Berry (137) for National Post (1,405) on 26 Mar 2015

The actual antics feel as tonally dated as the story, school-boyish shtick that went corny even before MAS*H married screwball shenanigans…

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By Kelly Vance (1,015) for East Bay Express (1,012) on 25 Feb 2015

Filmmaker Boorman's stroll down memory lane does not bowl us over with rapid-fire hilarity. It soothes us and then melts away unobtrusively…

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By Anders Wright (338) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 27 Mar 2015

Once again Boorman has tapped into a particular sort of nostalgia that his audience truly feels, even if the experiences of his characters…

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Having loved Hope and Glory I was a bit hesitant going into this film…

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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 27 Mar 2015

Like Hope and Glory, Boorman's Queen and Country finds exhilarating comedy in places usually reserved for drama, violence, loss…

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