Outlander Blood of My Blood star's 'fantastic' war drama streaming for free
A wartime film is going to be arriving on BBC iPlayer very soon and is a must-watch for all film buffs, with two stars from the Outlander: Blood of My Blood cast, which has received strong praise from fans and plenty of Easter eggs from Outlander.
The film came out in 2011 and received a slew of Oscar nominations.
Many people have praised the movie on IMDb, with one person posting a 10/10 review titled: 'A Stunning and Enthralling Epic.'
They went on to explain: 'The film is uncompromisingly sentimental, and I wasn't annoyed by it. Because it worked so well, it made me care about the story, the characters, the horses.'
They added: 'There are a lot of powerful scenes in the movie, from which I cried. It was just so moving, it showed the true consequences of war. Some of the battle sequences were simply fantastic and astonishing.'
A second glowing review was titled: 'A truly exceptional film about courage in both man and beast.'
The user noted: 'This is a wonderful "against all odds" inspirational story about courage and relationships. A horse of truly amazing spirit touches the lives of so many during War I - including British soldiers, German soldiers, French civilians and even other horses.'
A third person hailed the blockbuster 'simply delightful' and said: 'I went to see this movie expecting NOT to like it. But, for 2 hours and 15 mins I was totally enthralled.'
One top-tier review explained: 'I was expecting this movie to be just another extravagant sentimental potboiler. Wow, was I surprised. This is a great movie. The title says the movie is about a horse, but it's really about a lot more than that. The horse plays a central role but the humans figure in the story too, in a big way.'
War Horse was directed by legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg, adapted from Michael Morpurgo's 1982 novel and its 2007 stage version of the same name.
The story follows teenager Albert Narracott (played by Jeremy Irvine), who forms a close bond with a horse he names Joey after his farmer father buys the creature at an auction.
However, at the onset of World War I, Joey is enlisted into the cavalry to help with the war effort.
War Horse follows Joey's journey through the trenches as he bears witness to the horrors of the conflict on both sides.
Initially, too young to join the army and be reunited with Joey, Albert eventually becomes a solider when he comes of age.
Featuring an all-star cast including Chernobyl's Emily Watson, Benedict Cumberbatch from Sherlock and Doctor Stranger, Harry Potter actor David Thewlis, fellow Outlander: Blood of My Blood star Peter Mullan, Tom Hiddleston from The Night Manager, Black Mirror's Toby Kebbell, Robert Emms from Atlantis and Ray Donovan actor Eddie Marsan, it's an unmissable film.
War Horse is led by Outlander: Blood of My Blood star Irvine, who plays time traveller and WWI veteran Henry Beauchamp in the new Starz series.
The Spielberg epic marked the actor's feature film debut at the age of 21 when he was selected out of hundreds of other hopefuls by the Hollywood director.
The Outlander prequel series premiered last week and fans can glimpse the star back in the trenches in the opening two episodes of Blood of My Blood.
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