Beautifully shot but missed the mark

Rating: 4/10 (16 January 2020)

Like all reviewers have said, yes the film is shot beautifully. The cinematography is at times breathtaking, specifically the town being lit by flares as our protagonist runs from gunfire. Beyond this, there isn't much to care about. First one of the two protagonists is killed off screen in the absolute dumbest way possible. The next hour have zero battles beyond the occasional running away from gunfire from stormtroopers apparently who can't hit anything. Our hero fires ONE shot the ENTIRE MOVIE. No exaggeration. The final half of the movie he doesn't even have a gun. So after the two hour run time of walking and dialogue, all building up to this hopefully climatic moment where he delivers the message and saves the battalion, the commander tells our hero to "f off"....like what!? That's what we built up to? The film then wraps up with a pretty pointless informing the one brother his other brother is dead, where he is told "thanks. Now go grab some food" and roll credits. God what a missed opportunity at a movie about WW1.