Passchendaele - If you haven't heard of this war movie that came out last year, I'm not surprised. I'm guessing Canadian WW1 films don't get a whole lot of notice. Now let me say before I get into this review that I am biased for 2 main reasons.

1. It's a war movie about Canadian soldiers. There's not many of these around, so I automatically had an interest.
2. It was directed by and starring Paul Gross. A great Canadian actor that has done his best to keep his talent and love of film local. That in itself makes me want to support his work. Men With Brooms anyone?

Anyway, the movie. Very good acting, and a nice balance in the story of war and romance. I haven't really seen a lot of war movies (it's not a genre I tend to lean towards), but I felt the battle scenes in this one were all well done. Gross also added a fair mix of emotion and attitude among the soldiers that I felt was used as a reminder that these soldiers were just guys, that somehow fell into the fight. It also reminded me of some real war stories I remember hearing.

Although I won't be holding my breath to watch it again, I think it was a good experience to see it at least once.