Bored into submission by war epic

If Gods and Generals is anything to go by, both sides of the Civil War must have bored each other into submission.

Set in the early 1860s just before the Battle of Gettysburg, the film follows Colonel Chamberlain (Jeff Daniels), General Robert E Lee (Robert Duvall), and General Thomas Stonewall Jackson (Stephen Lang) as they prepare for battle.

In this movie everyone is honourable, passionate and poetic. Every scene is played out like it’s a pivotal moment in history.

The novelty begins to wear off after 20 minutes, and there’s another three-and-a-half hours to go.

Even the soldiers didn’t suffer this much! Hit the stop button.

Drama, 12. 0/5