I really wanted to like this film, but there's just too much wrong with it. There are too many plot holes and historical inaccuracies, and the script is lacklustre at best. The story is frankly stupid, and seems like something some drunk studio execs dreamed up over a boozy dinner after watching Saving Private Ryan.

It's a shame because an awful lot of people put an awful lot of effort into this, and the two main actors were great. The cinematography is excellent, but there are several important scenes which are spoiled by badly composited CG elements, particularly the climactic running shot which is just a mess.

There are some amazing films set in WW1, and so much scope for making more, but this is not one of them. Paths of Glory it ain't.

Finally, the soundtrack was really distracting at times. Some of the incidental music was highly anachronistic, and I really don't think anyone from Devon would have sung Wayfaring Stranger in 1917. There are lots of English hymns and Westcountry folksongs of the period that would have worked just as well. It was nicely sung, but a very odd choice of song.