Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Winifred The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

cristinawilligs Is one of the best adaptations to the novel, great visual effects, it almost looked as good as the russian 60s version. About the cast , Paul Dano is the best Bezuchov ever, Anthony Hopkins is the second one, i dont love Lilly James as Natacha, but no actress achieved to make justice to Natacha, only Liudmila Sveleva got closer to that. James Norton is the most handsome prince Andrei ever, i think he is okay, most Bolkonskys look older but remember, Leo Tolstoy made an almost perfect novel but there is a glitch in the characthers age, at least he was better than Mel Ferrer What troubles me is the accuracy of the wardrove, Helene the beau seems to have her own fashion disregarding of the era, Helene and Anatoli were never incestuous in the book and this aspect if hinted does not affect the novel in any way, it had no purpose at all just to create a niche for more incestuous characthers on tv in the future Many criticized the amout of blood, but i found it realistic, (spoiler alert) litle princess Bolkonskaya died in childbirth and in the scene with her corpse you see her clothes soaked in blood , of course if anyone die during chilbith at home there has to be blood, the same about the soldiers wounds, This was one of the best adaptations, hope some day someone could play a better Natacha.

shustd The story that is told by Leo Tolstoy has been shown in more British way as the feeling of Russian culture is often missing however the creator has captured all of the feelings that every character experienced and not to say that the cast is just incredible.I believe that it is when you are attached to the character , then you are hooked on the story , everything from scenery to the cast is outstanding but I would still recommend to read the original novel first in order to truly experience the delicacy of Russian culture , as a matter fact many people say that Tolstoy has given the readers the 'encyclopaedia ' of real Russian spirit.To conclude , I wholeheartedly recommend this adaption of the incredible novel and moreover the original book itself as you may find yourself in a position of complete hysteria about the novel as it may help you reconsider your priorities in life and show you that there is so much more in Leo Tolstoy's novel than love ,battle and dominance that is usually shown in movies describing the life in 18th and 19th century as War and Peace has much more meaningful story of Russian Culture and Russian people as this spirit is forever indescribable .

William White Nothing bad to say here, it's so well done everything is perfect. So rare to see this kind of quality any more, no hesitation, watch it. I have not read the book, I always heard it was kind of a struggle, I'm more of a magazine reader short attention span so I was concerned that there might be long Winter scenes and drawn out dull details but this is not the case. The episodes are perfectly paced, the details just the right length and the Actors are truly at the top of their game. Big budget production with gorgeous scenes from incredible Palaces, it gave me a tour of Russia as I have never seen it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have, bravo to the BBC!

cassidyorme I didn't expect this to be the best rendition of War and Peace ever done but it is by far. Paul Dano deserves many awards for his performance and i hope he chooses to do more films like this in the future. the attention to detail is amazing.. my only criticism is that it is too short.. now that Top Gear is gone and War and Peace is over, i almost have no reason to ever watch the BBC.. I hope that they tackle something else similar to this next.. a revised Pride and Prejudice or gone with the wind.. these types of mini series should be their mainstay. epic performances all around