Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Mischa Redfern I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

richard-fieldhouse This is a film in which we see the war through the eyes of Vera Brittain - played beautifully (perhaps almost too beautifully) by Alicia Vikander. The original book is autobiographical based largely on real events. We first meet Vera as a cosseted and headstrong young girl whose main longing is for a chance to study at Oxford, but as the film progresses the war begins and forces itself into everyone's lives. With her friends joining up, Vera feels it her duty to serve as a nurse - firstly in England and later close enough to the front line to hear the sound of the guns and trudge through the all pervasive mud.The horrors of treating dreadful wounds with woefully inadequate resources are shown in sufficient - but not obsessive - detail. There is a lot of blood. Vera becomes hardened by her experiences and learns the strength of will it takes to survive. And it is this inner strength that carries her, and us as the audience, on through all the horrors that war threw her way. Shortcomings of the production are generally trivial, to my mind the most significant being the somewhat patchy portrayal of regional accents. On the other hand a great strength is a feeling of authenticity for some of the lines. You feel we might well be hearing the exact words that were used as real people reacted to their torment a hundred years ago. And understanding some of the thoughts and feelings that were left unexpressed.There's poetry too. It's a massive challenge to present poetry with the right tone in this kind movie, and I felt they achieved it remarkably well.I now definitely feel I should read the book. So it must be a good film.

adonis98-743-186503 A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I - a story of young love, the futility of war, and how to make sense of the darkest times. Vikander's and Harrigton's terrible love chemistry and the whole World War I plot that goes nowhere is what makes Testament of Youth a boring and bland love drama that doesn't do things different or keeps the viewer entertained. (0/10)

SnoopyStyle Vera Brittain (Alicia Vikander) wants to go to Oxford but her parents (Dominic West, Emily Watson) wants her to look for a husband. Her brother Edward (Taron Egerton), and friends Victor Richardson (Colin Morgan) and Roland Leighton (Kit Harington) all adore her. Vera falls for Roland and gets accepted to Somerville College, Oxford. As WWI approaches, her guys all volunteer. She convinces her father to let Edward enlist. She defers college and volunteers to be a nurse.It has a slow period-piece start. It's got a nice hazy moody feel. Vikander is great but the guys need more exposition. They don't have enough space to show their characters. It's a slow burn and it's all concentrated on Vikander. She wins me over slowly. She has great sadness. It has very poignant moments especially in the later parts.

rps-2 Gorgeous, yes. But also achingly sad and melancholy. It is a powerful love story and a good war movie. It is a tearjerker indeed but a very classy and human one. But the overpowering element is the cinematography. The whole story is drawn with brilliant photographic brush work on a wide, warm toned canvas with mood, texture and atmosphere that captures so beautifully what Britain must have been like during those ugly years. They also have done a meticulous job with props, costumes and settings, everything from flowered hats and period writing pens to stately homes and vintage ambulances. Most impressive are the many wonderful railway scenes with interior and exterior views of stations, wagons, locomotives and rights of way. A superb film. Just keep some tissues handy.