Though you'd expect better from the start cast, I wasn't entirely convinced

Rating: 5/10 (17 February 2013)

There's a lot about this movie, that obviously would get you involved, especially, if you're a woman. I wouldn't argue about this movie with a woman, that is for granted.
But if you really open your eyes, the central plot is about a selfish guy who doesn't care enough about his father (and the younger brother whom the movie claims he loves more than his life), and others who have been around him all his life. And about a Susannah, who just can't seem to "get enough", if you know what I mean, even after she's long married to the elder brother.
While I've loved almost all of the drama movies out there that are rated good by the average IMDb user, I felt this one was a rotten apple. Most of what the movie highlights as subtle emotions felt cheap to me, as Tristian's selfishness for one, and Susannah's questionable frailty in moral character, for another. While a movie doesn't have to be true to socially/morally accepted values, I felt that the movie was trying to portray the ugly sides of these two characters in good light, which is where it failed for me, or rather should I say, irritating. It was like "these two need a good lesson of the whip".
And yes, the war scenes left a lot to beg for.