Allied

Era-specific films are an odd thing for me. There are certain eras that don't appeal to me and then there are some like the Victorian era and World War II that usually interest me. I don't care for films with a lot of the actual fighting done on the line of fire, but human relationships and society are the parts that I find fascinating.

I like this film, there's fairly little of the actual war and fighting shown, but everything is still connected to it. As far as the film itself goes I think it's well done. The viewer isn't told too much right away. It's exciting. We know what the main character knows and therefore we remain unsure whether or not his wife is a spy throughout the movie. Just as things seem clear and the viewer thinks they can relax a new piece of information comes up, leaving us unsure and confused once more.

The settings and scenery are beautiful. The ending is a bit too much for my taste, it seems keen on wanting to squeeze tears out of the viewer and needlessly sugarcoats the sad ending to give it that Hollywood Happy Ending taste. I don't like that bit, but otherwise it's a film worth watching.