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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Callum Turner | ... | Bill Rohan | |
| Caleb Landry Jones | ... | Percy Hapgood | |
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Pat Shortt | ... | Redmond |
| David Thewlis | ... | Sargeant Major Bradley | |
| Richard E. Grant | ... | Major Cross | |
| Tamsin Egerton | ... | Ophelia | |
| Vanessa Kirby | ... | Dawn Rohan | |
| Aimee-Ffion Edwards | ... | Sophie Adams | |
| Brían F. O'Byrne | ... | RSM Digby | |
| Sinéad Cusack | ... | Grace Rohan | |
| David Hayman | ... | Clive Rohan | |
| John Standing | ... | Grandfather George | |
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David Michael Claydon | ... | Jones |
| Julian Wadham | ... | Colonel Fielding | |
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Tom Stuart | ... | Lieutenant Fortesque-Brown |
The hilarious highlight of John Boorman's Hope and Glory (1987), nominated for five Oscars: nine-year-old Bill Rohan rejoices in the destruction of his school by an errant Luftwaffe bomb. This movie picks up the story nearly a decade later as Bill (Boorman's alter-ego) (Callum Turner) begins basic training in the early fifties, during the Korean War. Bill is joined by a trouble-making Army mate, Percy (Caleb Landry Jones). They never get near South Korea, but engage in a constant battle of wits with the Catch-22-worthy, Sergeant Major Bradley (David Thewlis). Richard E. Grant is their superior, the very infinitely put-upon, aptly-named, Major Cross. Written by Karen Cooper, Director, Film Forum
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This is a semi autobiographical sequel to Hope & Glory from writer/director John Boorman, dealing with his National Service years of the early 1950s.
Boorman like many others of his generation does not have any warm nostalgic memories of National Service. I always noticed it is only some right wing politicians and police chiefs that want to see National Service return. A supposed lazy fix to soaring crime rates, ignoring the fact the violent crime increased after World War 2 because of all those ex soldiers who had military training and use of firearms.
Bill Rohan the small 9 year old boy from Hope & Glory is now 18 years old and is doing his National Service. He is hoping to avoid seeing combat in Korea. Bill strikes up a friendship with the amoral Percy. Together they look to go out with girls and trying to survive two years of National Service.
Bill and Percy land on their feet teaching new recruits how to type. The fly in the ointment is by the book Sergeant Major Bradley, who is making everyone's life a misery looking for petty breach of the rulebook
Bill also strikes a relationship with a trouble attractive lady, Ophelia, however trouble arises over a missing clock that tests the friendship between Bill and Percy.
I have seen this film before. It was called Biloxi Blues, Neil Simon's semi autobiographical account of his time in basic training during the second world war. The movie has very little that was new here. Caleb Landry Jones has a mixed up English accent. David Heyman who reprises his role from Hope & Glory has been given a dreadful wig.
The problem is it lacks playfulness and fun coming across as anecdotal.