A very good anti war movie but not a great movie

Rating: 5/10 (30 December 2018)

Unlike many others I cannot rate this movie very highly. The script and acting is almost ridiculous at times. At the start of the movie the general in command of the 701 heaps high praise on his men and tells the other general that no offer of promotion could make him risk any of his men in a useless effort to take the enemy position. Then within a nano heart beat during the failed attack he calls them all scum and wants to shoot them all.
During the courts martial the prosecutor is smiling like a cheshire cat when questioning the men, how ridiculous. It just wouldn't happen in a matter so serious, hell even the private on trial was smiling like a buffoon.
Surely there must be some frenchman in Hollywood.
If you want to see a great movie watch Breaker Morant