A very good and tear jerking film

Rating: 10/10 (4 July 2014)

Now... i was a bit nervous watching this film as i was like "No film about the war is gonna be good and is just going to be sad!" Boy was i wrong! This film isn't like other films i have seen about the war. It was pretty special.
I'll be completely honest and say that at first i thought it was taking a little bit too long to get into the story. Then i realized they was actually just building up the characters so we would be more emotionally attached to them! At the beginning it's pretty different. She can't read or write. Then she learns to read and write and that's how the story builds up.
It's pretty sad all round. Some bits make you smile like when Max comes in and they become good friends. Then she helps him through the time and you can see he feels some gratitude to her for what she has done. It's pretty sweet to see the characters build up like that. You rarely get good acting these days which you can see the connection! When max gets ill it's pretty sad as at this point you've got pretty attached to the characters. This film is only filled with a few plot twists but it's still a really really really good film
I must admit that some points in it made not only me but my mum cry. It's quite a sad film but what did you expect with a war film? It's long but it isn't dull at all. The only thing was i did not expect that ending... i'll be honest *IF YOU DON'T LIKE SPOILERS THEN SKIP TO THE NEXT PARAGRAPH* and say i really did expect Max and the girl (i can't remember her name but she's the main character) to get married at the end as she would be old enough and she waited for him for so long! when that didn't happen i was pretty sad *END OF SPOILERS... IF YOU READ IT AND DIDN'T WANT THE SPOILERS I AM SORRY BUT I DID WARN YOU ._.*
Overall it's a good film which will make the hardest of people cry. It's got a good storyline, good acting and is def worth watching even though it's long. It's OK if you want to watch it as a family film. Though you should bare in mind there is a tiny bit of violence in this and also a tiny bit of death which may be scary to young children. But i would personally say this is suitable for many ages from around 7+... Maybe even younger if you watch it with them :) I recommend to everyone and give it a 10/10 as i enjoyed it very much and watched it again :D