Film review by Linda Cook
Film Critic for the Quad City Times
January 10, 2020
One of the finest movies of 2019 is “1917,” and it opens Thursday in Quad-City theaters.
This don’t-miss experience is not simply a “war movie.” It is a work of art by a distinguished group of filmmakers and performers — true literature that tells a timeless story with some of the most incredible direction, cinematography and performances you ever will see.
In 2000 Sam Mendes earned the Best Director Academy Award for “American Beauty.” On Sunday, he deservedly was recognized as Best Director at the Golden Globes for “1917.”
Roger Deakins, director of photography, earned an Oscar in 2018 for “Blade Runner 2049.”
The two have created a film that appears to be filmed in a single unbroken shot, as though Mendes set up each scene for hundreds of miles and moved through each environment without stopping.
That effect alone is jaw-dropping and demands the movie be seen on the big screen. It’s well worth the price of admission.
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1917 screens at the the Cinemark in Davenport, Iowa and the Regal Theaters in Moline, Illinois.
Nominated for 10 Oscars, including Best Picture", the film tells the story of two British soldiers during WWI who are assigned an impossible mission: deliver a message in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldier's brothers, from walking straight into a trap. Directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Sky Fall, Road to Perdition), the film stars Dean-Charles Chapman, Andrew Scott, with cameo appearances by Colin Firth and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Coming up February 6 at 6PM at the Moline Public Library, Sons & Daughters of Thunder by Emmy-nominated filmmakers Kelly & Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films! Click here for more details: LaneRebelsMovie.com.
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