Review of War Horse (2011) by Thomas W — 07 Nov 2012

Beautiful and moving, but a bit long and slow.

This review of War Horse (2011) was written by Thomas W on 07 Nov 2012.

War Horse has generally received positive reviews.

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By Amy F (286) on 25 Jun 2016

Watching this movie was terrifying. What they did to these poor horses through the war was mean and uncalled for…

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By Tony P (976) on 05 Jun 2018

Sentimental at times, modern epic about the World War One Europe wide escapades of a horse called Joey who is called into action by the British…

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By Sarah Marrs (566) for Cinesnark (167) on 22 Oct 2017

Extremely unsatisfying ending. And not better than The Black Stallion…

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By Nandan T (115) on 06 Feb 2017

I absolutely understand why War Horse got the highbrow attention that it did, but I did not find it satisfying on a personal level…

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By A.d. O (421) on 24 Dec 2016

War and horses. dead cute boys. felt worse for the horses. ugh. what's it all forrrrrrrr…

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