An almost perfect drama

Rating: 10/10 (18 July 2017)

When a young boy is accused and punished for a crime he did not commit, he gets the choice of staying behind bars or join the war. We follow his tormented life from when he is brutally separated from his beloved as a result of a lie, until his last breath, in a desperate attempt to return to his previous life and love.
It's a highly dramatic movie which starts a bit unconvincing but soon changes everything, raising the bar with every scene it depicts. It's actors, especially James McAvoy and Keira Knightley, do a really good job in creating and maintaining this dark, emotional and tense atmosphere which simply draws you into it, making you care for the its characters, as their fate seems more and more troubled. As a drama it does its job incredibly well, bringing more and more tension and sadness, one event at a time. It also has an unique way of telling its story by jumping from past to future and back without any warning, while the shooting perspective helps it even more in its quest.
What it turns out to be is a very good drama, credible and emotional, with an unexpected but somehow logical ending. If only it had a better beginning...it would have been perfect! Still, it managed to impress me to the tears which its story, making it the most dramatic movie I've seen so far.