STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

Classic

Excellent

Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate 12A

Cast Jeff Daniels Robert Duvall Stephen Lang C Thomas Howell

Directors Ronald F Maxwell

Screenwriters Jeff Shaara Ronald F Maxwell

Running Time 231 minutes

Gods And Generals (12A)

Plot
Taking us through rise and fall of Southern General 'Stonewall' Jackson, an iron-willed Christian military genius in the American Civil War, covering (in almost overkill detail), the events leading up to the battle of Gettysburg.

Verdict
The big battles impress, but become somewhat samey. Part Three is threatened.


Reviewer: Kim Newman

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