In Love and War |  | Director: Richard Attenborough
Actors: Chris O'Donnell, Mackenzie Astin, Sandra Bullock, Margot Steinberg, Alan Bennett
Studio: New Line Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  33 reviews
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Array
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: N4785
ISBN: 0780626915
UPC: 794043478529
EAN: 9780780626911
Theatrical Release Date: January 24, 1997
Release Date: July 27, 1999
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| • | Sandra Bullock and Chris O'Donnell star in Academy Award-winner Richard Attenborough's epic love story about Ernest Hemingway and the romance which inspried him to write his masterpiece A Farewell to Arms.Running Time: 113 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG-13 Age: 794043478529 UPC: 794043478529 Manufacturer No: N4785 |
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This disastrous 1996 film by Sir Richard Attenborough was meant to be part of his informal series of movies about great men, including Gandhi, Chaplin, Cry Freedom (the Steven Biko story), and Shadowlands (C.S. Lewis). In Love and War is a recounting of young Ernest Hemingway's World War I love affair with Red Cross nurse Agnes von Kurowsky, who was eight years older than he and who became the basis for the Catherine Barkley character in A Farewell to Arms. O'Donnell is terrible, in a word, and Bullock mostly seems out of sorts when playing someone real. Except for the scene in which Hemingway is introduced, fearlessly making his way to a trench under heavy bombardment, you have no idea that this person O'Donnell "portrays" will eventually change the direction of American literature. For a much better experience, look toward Attenborough's previous works. --Tom Keogh
Product Description
SPECIAL FEATURES: THE ORGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER, CAST AND CREW BIOGRAPHIES AND FILMOGRAPHIES.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 33
 Sweet but forgettable. May 9, 2008
ADRIENNE MILLER (TENNESSEE)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
In Love and War is a sweet romantic drama but there are some flaws in this epic love story. Sandra Bullock and Chris O'Donnell have wonderful and natural chemistry but the story seems inaccurate and forced. O'Donnell plays doomed writer Ernest Hemingway and I just felt like the part was too big for him, he tried to make it his own and he failed. Bullock saves this film, she is an unappreciated actress, good film just weak aim.
 The War of the Critics and Reviewers September 26, 2007
Wayne E. White
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Although I've seen this movie twice and enjoyed it very much both times, I believe I can understand some of the negative reactions on the part of some viewers (and critics). Some of the criticism rests on the more subdued way in which Sandra Bullock plays Agnes (inconsistent with the personality of the historical figure) and the final scene which, in fact, did not occur. That said, many productions supposedly based on actual events take incredible departures from historic reality, such as the much-acclaimed "Saving Private Ryan," which fills the screen with gripping action and terrific performances all-round, but creates a myth that all but a two in a squad of men died finding and saving Private Ryan. So, even as a historian and WWI buff, I found the departure in this case not all that drastic and the performance of Sandra Bullock, someone I enjoy seeing on the big screen, in a more subdued and sombre role not only different and refreshing, but perhaps a more interesting and evocative choice on the part of Sir Richard Attenborough . I could be wrong, but I believe some of the critics and reviewers simply wanted to see Sandra Bullock in a more characteristically plucky role and, quite simply, a movie with considerably more action.
A present for a loved one. September 25, 2007
Jorge Ramos Dehais (San Salvador El Salvador)
I bought this for my girlfriend and had to watch it cause it was supreme orders from the upper management :)
At the beginning I thought this was going to be a boring movie. In fact the beginning was kinda slow and as I dont like romantic movies I felt itched by the fact of watching the movie. The story was caring and developing, all those events happening and the love story in the middle, at the end I could understand the feelings of Ernest Hemingway... it is painfull to know someone that you have loved betrayed you and let you down.
Still the movie is really really good, it had me sitting onthe couch watching the movie, something not any romantic movie can do for me.
 With everything so substandard there's really no reason to give this a chance... July 27, 2007
Andrew Ellington (Mulholland Drive)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I half expected to loathe this movie before I sat down to watch it, so I can't really complain that I was let down or that it proved an utter disappointment. Just by looking at the front of the DVD I knew this was going to be a very substandard film. Don't get me wrong entirely; I like Sandra Bullock, I won't lie. For some reason I find myself drawn to her despite the fact that she's not really the greatest actress out there and time and time again she chooses the worst role for her career, but I still love her and will watch anything she's in just to watch it (watch something like `Two Weeks Notice' or `While you were Sleeping' and you'll instantly understand why I love her). Chris O'Donnell on the other hand is not someone I'm even remotely drawn to nor do I care to watch anything he attaches himself to. All that said, I sat down to watch `In Love and War' because my wife remembered liking it years ago and I can safely say when it was all over she had changed her opinion of this waste of a film.
Biopic's are actually one of my favorite genre's of film. I love to see real life displayed in an interesting and entertaining way. The life of Earnest Hemingway could have been very interesting and entertaining had the cast and script been nailed down a little tighter. I actually have much hope to see Hemingway's story done right next year when James Gandolfini takes on the lead role in the upcoming biopic. Here though O'Donnell really adds no light or layers to his character and thus does Hemingway a huge disservice, painting him as immature and unlikable. I had so much trouble understanding why these two people were so drawn to each other. Bullock may be miles ahead of O'Donnell but that only goes to further prove how terrible O'Donnell is here, for Sandra herself is mediocre at best.
The film follows Hemingway as he embarks on an affair with a Red Cross nurse right years his elder. Even with its focus on this part of his life it could have broadened better and became more than just a poorly constructed love story. It had plenty of potential and judging by the director Attenborough's other work it's almost embarrassing to place this in the list. In fact `Shadowlands' is one of my favorite biopic's for it truly fleshes out the people we're supposed to be caring about. `In Love and War' does nothing of the sort. It plays out like a made for TV movie, one that you would never waste your time actually watching. There are a few scenes that are touching, all of which deal with other characters, but they are far from enough to rescue this film from mediocrity. In the end, `In Love and War' does nothing for me besides help me to realize that sometimes you can judge a book, or in this case a film, by its cover.
 Pleasantly sweet... April 13, 2007
Music Lover (Staten Island, NY United States)
True, not completely factual. True, relationship development between Ernest and Agnes lacking. However, still worth a look if you are not demanding too much. It made me smile and sigh and later retire for the evening with a gentle and calm feeling about love and circumstance.
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