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Journey's End

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6.3/10 • 291

2017-12-141h 48m

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Innocence Lost... Courage Found

Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, a group of British officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer Stanhope, variously await their fate.

Directors
Saul Dibb
Editors
Tania Reddin

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  1. Asa Butterfield

    Asa Butterfield

    Raleigh

  2. Sam Claflin

    Sam Claflin

    Captain Stanhope

  3. Paul Bettany

    Paul Bettany

    Osborne

  4. Tom Sturridge

    Tom Sturridge

    Hibbert

  5. Toby Jones

    Toby Jones

    Mason

  6. Stephen Graham

    Stephen Graham

    Trotter

  7. Robert Glenister

    Robert Glenister

    The Colonel

  8. Theo Barklem-Biggs

    Theo Barklem-Biggs

    Watson

  9. Miles Jupp

    Miles Jupp

    Hardy

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Peter McGinn

Jan 30, 2022

8/10

I wouldn’t have thought it was possible to make a movie that takes place mostly in a World War I trench and dugout could hold my attention as well as Journey’s End did. Except perhaps for the excesses of Captain Stanhope’s temper and demeanor, the ensemble cast does well with the realistic dialogue. There is an element of an ominous Greek tragedy taking place, and a couple of developments I saw coming a mile off, but that didn’t detract from my appreciation of the story and how it was told. The knowledge of the attack that was due reminded me of Hitchcock’s comment that suspense wasn’t having a bomb explode in a movie; suspense was not knowing if it would explode. The attack when it came was almost an anticlimax. It makes me interested in how this was handled as a play with the limitations of scenes on a stage. I see there are versions online, so I may check one of them out.

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
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