Like watching an episode of Blackadder

Rating: 3/10 (18 February 2019)

Firstly, let me clear that I have no issues with the actors in this film, as they all did a fine job. I just find that this film has irritated me. It seems as though someone has taken the story, and realising that this might not be enough to get anyone to watch the film, decided to add in the "humour" and swearing, to make it a bit edgy, and get people talking. It clearly worked, and I wish everyone involved tremendous success from it.
But, come on. Richard Curtis did all of this 25 years ago with Blackadder The Third, and the cast of that series could easily have slotted in here, with probably about 30 minutes rehearsal to review their original scripts from that time.
Other audience members where I was seemed to share a broadly similar disappointment. A case of "don't believe the hype". In fairness, the guy behind me laughed all of the way through the film, at every line. Easily pleased I guess.
Forget this piece of crap, and go and watch A Private War instead. Now there's a story worth telling, in more ways than one.