This movie is somewhat of a love story between a boy and his horse. We follow Albert (Jeremy Irvine) on his journey to hopefully be reunited with his pet and best friend Joey after he was sold to the British Cavalry. We for the most part of the film watch Joey, across Europe during World War One (1914-1918) and on the many adventures that he has to become known simply as War Horse.
The vast amount of people who meet Joey all grow very fond of him (as you will too I'm sure) from a fourteen year old German boy who enlisted in the army with his brother, to a sickly French girl (Celine Buckens) who names him Francois after a boy who broke her heart in the summer. A touching movie with some fantastic battle scenes (gets a bit 'Saving Private Ryan') along with some great family scenes means this film has something for everyone. It is a very long film at 146 minutes but fly's by due to the ever changing locations and characters that are introduced to us. Great for adults and film buffs but will be distressing for younger children, so bare the 12A certificate in mind on family movie night.
I laughed I cried, and now I want a horse.
