Scheldt 44' - coming to Netflix

[ComradeP]

Finally saw the movie today, after missing it in on the big screen.

It's a more personal war movie than the movies before the 1990's or so. The three different-but-related storylines are perhaps not always exciting, but well done.

In many war movies, there's little reflection on war's effect on civilian life and that is done well in this movie.

I actually liked that it was "slow" at times. You don't go from one action scene to the next. It also suits the slow campaign to clear the banks of the Scheldt for those that know the history.

The gore felt "real" and not overdone. The "clean" war movies where a lot of people die but nobody bleeds or loses a limb are a bit comical in that regard. The subject is horrible, but the horrible side is rarely shown.

The action was perhaps not always stellar, but that didn't really bother me. None of the main characters really have much of an influence on the greater scheme of things, so making them look a bit out of place and their movements a little "off" actually works well.