1915

[Its] admirable intentions don't make up for its muddled execution.

There might be an engaging film buried beneath the severe dialogue, portentous music and ominous shadows of "1915." But a relentless and heavy-handed script makes the effort to find it seem futile.

The film plays out like a pensive, high-minded version of "Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)."

1915 suffers from simplifying the complex and opaque.