A disturbing anti-war film

Rating: 8/10 (21 May 2020)

Come and See is as riveting as any great anti war film. Overuse of close ups and strange acting in the films first half turned me off a bit. The film does grip you once the massacre begins. The war scenes are very realistic and disturbing. The beautiful Russian village where the massacre takes place lends a romantic and dream like air to the film. There were parts of the film which reminded me of Fellini's Amarcord. Like when German soldiers put down a bed with an old granny on it in a windy field and she sort of smiles wistfully. The relationship between the protagonist and a young woman was quite touching. Some of the visuals are as epic as Apocalypse Now or some Kurosawa films.
(8/10)