This film is a sequel
to John Boorman’s Hope and Glory of 1987 that was nominated for five
Oscars. Nearly ten years have gone
by, Bill is now 18 and he starts two years of compulsory basic military
training in the early 1950’s. Bill
and Percy become friends and share a room together. They spend most of their time getting into trouble and
battling with Sgt. Major Bradley.
It is possible they could be sent to Korea but while they wait, they
constantly test ‘by-the-rule’ Bradley.
Their superiors begin to feel infinitely put-upon by the stories of
their diversions, shenanigans and girl chasing.
I have not seen the
prequel, Hope and Glory but I wasn’t expecting the story line of this film. I didn’t think it was very funny, it’s
very repetitious and two male characters don’t endear themselves because of
their constant silly behavior.
I thought it was more about the relationships between the soldiers and
their wives/girlfriends. Some
scenes are included with girlfriends but the relationships are minor
plots. Apparently, both films are
autobiographical about John Boorman’s youth. Rating numbers probably are based on the point of
view of the viewers and overall situation portrayed.
2* (I didn’t like this movie)
114
min, Drama directed by John Boorman with Callum Turner, Caleb Landry Jones, Pat
Shortt, David Thewlis, Richard E. Grant, Vanessa Kirby, Tamsin Egerton,
Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Miriam Rizea, Sinead Cusack.
Note: Imdb 6.3 out of 10, 79% critic 45%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 3 ½*, Amazon 3.1* out of 5* with 65
reviews.
Special
Note: Filmed in England and
Romania. This film was shot in
seven weeks, one week in London, UK and six weeks in Romania. Hope and Glory has 7.4* out of 10 on
Imdb.
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