For the reviews this week Moviejuice presenter Grant Lauchlan was joined by Siobhan Synnot, journalist and film critic for Scotland on Sunday, and Glasgow-born movie screenwriter Sergio Casci.
For Grant War Horse is like Black Beauty meets Saving Private Ryan, but what will Siobhan make of it? She explains: “For me it’s not so much a thoroughbred as a cross-breed.
“One half of it is a boy on his horse. Beautifully shot, the Devonshire Tourist Board must be delighted to see this, it never rains unless you plant turnips apparently.
“The other half is a serious bloodbath, a serious look at the First World War. All of it through the filter of a young adult’s view of movies, so it’s never too intense as far as violence goes.”
Grant adds: “I don’t think it’s Spielberg’s greatest movie ever, but it’s still got some of that magic.”
However, Sergio disagrees and explains: “I was very disappointed with the film, I have to say.”
To find out what else the trio had to say - and what they gave the film out of five, tune into Moviejuice on STV tonight at 8pm.
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