Review of War Horse (2011) by David Edelstein for New York Magazine/Vulture — 30 Dec 2011
Spielberg has been ridiculed for shooting his actors from below against impossibly Spielbergian skies and a denouement that lays the love on copiously. But there's nothing simpleminded about how he uses movie magic, as a spell to dispel nihilism, to save us from the worst of ourselves by summoning up the best.
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This review of War Horse (2011) was written by David Edelstein and published by New York Magazine/Vulture on 30 Dec 2011.
War Horse has generally received positive reviews.
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