I had trouble suspending disbelief. To start with, for all the effort that has gone into digging trenches and sourcing uniforms, I was never entirely persuaded that the heroes were fighting on the Western Front.

There were times, particularly early on, when I couldn’t help but think, “These are just actors performing in a hole in the ground.”

The movie just doesn’t differentiate itself from other films of its ilk.

The script needs a bit more time, a bit more work, the direction needs a bit more finessing, the acting is as it can with the writing and direction, and the cinematography saves the film from feeling like a bit of a waste of time.