War Horse

Drama, Tearjerker
3 stars
Sappy. A horse is raised lovingly by Jeremy Irving (the sappiest character of them all) until his father sells it to an English soldier and the horse goes to war and is passed among a variety of owners. The stage play is supposed to be a very powerful experience. The film is a sappy tearjerker, though there are some good parts. The first hour of the 2.5 hour film could definitely have been trimmed down as it is spent with Irving lovingly training the horse and making you want to gag yourself. The war gets much more interesting and there is one incredibly hard to watch scene, but then it turns back to sap. Only for lovers of tearjerkers.