It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

It is hard to put into words the impact that this movie can have on someone who may not be familiar with the droning torture of waking up in a trench waiting for death to come calling. This movie lovingly and carefully crafts that hellish and heroic existence. No stereotypes. No cheesiness. I felt that this must be what millions of average, "run of the mill" (and yet...how much above the term average!) souls endured so that we could retain freedom. Heartbreaking and humbling. Yes, war is hell. Yes, we don't want to enter into war lightly. But when fighting is required, due to a threat of our free existence, may we all be willing to do more than should be asked of any human being. The writing, acting, direction- perfection. The sense of all that was handed to succeeding generations came through in a powerful way.

I watched the movie for Sam,paul and Asa they are my favorite actors in all their works especially Asa and Sam ,, but the story or the script diminshed their acting abilites a great deal ,,, the movie was mostly under ground people eating and preparing food ,, there were so many food scenes than war scenes also there were a lot of plot holes as We didn't see the relationship between the young soldier Raleigh and Captain Stanhope from school not one scene even to clarify how they were before these hard times ,,, didn't know if they were friends or just a fiance to his sister nothing more Not one good memory of good flashback came to any of the soldiers' minds as they were in this horrible place not one scene ?? When Captain Stanhope first saw his young friend he didn't act properly didn't discuss it further with him as they didn't know each other at all ,,, wasn't caring much about him till the last scene of the movie that was so disappointing They portrayed his alcoholism but it didn't affect his leadership abilites at all the last scene when Asa's character died that was the only scene I liked and was moved by it they were brilliant and showed how much they could have used them to more drama and more friendship scenes between them

It's no secret that there is an abundance of WWII movies, but not many world war 1 flicks. World War 1 is a dark, interesting, and brutal war, and this film really captures that. The smoke, the dirt, and the filth of the set and area immediately immerse you into the film, and really make you feel like you're right there experiencing it. The acting is great and all well performed, each character interesting and showcasing the effects that war can have on a person's mental state. It's a slow burn of a film, taking it's time developing characters as well as leading up to an inevitable and dreaded battle, and the slow burn is absolutely worth it. The final 20 minutes of this film are absolutely terrifying, yet beautiful.

I want to start by saying that this film should not have been given the R rating. There is less fighting than in most superhero movies and no gore. It is, however, very distressing. Because it's very very good. It left me shaken and stayed with me for a long time. I felt it work not only on mental and emotional, but also on sensory level. There is no title and no credits in the beginning. The soldiers and officers start marching towards the front line, the camera focuses on faces, such melancholy in the eyes. And the music comes in - a low string melody that filled my whole being with the sense of dread. It never lets go. The score is absolutely brilliant. As is the acting. Especially the acting. Sam Claflin plays Captain Stanhope in whose PTSD "P" stands for not just "post", but "present", "persistent", "pervasive". The horror he's seen in 3 years at war is compounded by responsibility for those under his command with very little control over their fates. He barely eats or sleeps, but drinks practically all the time and lashes out at those closest to him. Yet it gradually becomes clear that while other officers and higher ups have detached themselves from those underneath them, he can't and won't. His decency and guilt is what's tearing him apart. It's a heartbreaking, riveting, Oscar caliber performance. But to be fair, if there's ever a film deserving a SAG Best Ensemble award, this is the one. Paul Bettany is great as calm and calming Osbourne. Asa Butterfield - perfect as naive Raleigh. Ditto Tom Sturridge as falling apart ex-playboy Hibbert, Stephen Graham as simple, always eating Trotter, Toby Jones as Mason the cook, much more than a comic relief as he witnesses what wasn't meant for him to see, Andy Gathergood as Sergeant Major who has barely any lines, but whose eyes say so much. In fact, everyone's eyes. This is something that cannot be achieved on stage - close ups on the eyes that silently scream what societal norms don't allow to be said out loud.There is a saying that goes something like this, "When one person dies, it's a tragedy. When thousands do, it's statistics." The power of this film is that when "Spring Offensive" statistics appear on the screen in the end, it feels like 700,000 tragedies.