Here are review links for this film submitted by our members:
- [New] | Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: Recreation of the tension, fear, and family separations during the London Blitz in World War II, similar to what is going on today.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: more adventure story than war movie, leaning heavily into such tales as Charles Dickens’ ‘Oliver Twist,’ ‘Pinocchio’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz’
- Kirsten Hawkes @ Parent Previews
- Excerpt: I must give credit to Steve McQueen (the British director, not the American actor) who both wrote and directed this fierce, touching film. Not only does he give both George and Rita compelling stories, he also delivers a granular look at the on-the-ground experience of living through the Blitz and writes a love letter to London and its people.
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Director Steve McQueen captures Nazi Germany’s WWII bombing campaign against British cities, but the film’s broadly defined characters and didactic tone don’t serve the story.
- MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: Yes, there’s the hope for reunion, but also the formation of an identity by a boy forced to confront this world’s many evils all at once in a truncated period of time. That’s where it excels and Heffernan delivers a fantastic debut to ensure it.
