This is not usual behaviour for us and demonstrates just how intriguing a piece of art A Field in England is. However, reading some of the reviews of "A Field in England" on IMDb many "reviewers" seem to need all films to adopt the clichéd narrative and formulaic approach of standard Hollywood moron fodder.
42 out of 64 found this helpful. As a result they have labelled this film as being "self-indulgent", "pretentious", "empty" etc. Was this review helpful? An undoubtedly interesting idea- civil war soldiers fleeing a battle encounter madness and witchcraft- directed by Britain's most "thrilling" young director should be a recipe for cinematic gold.
They are captured by an alchemist (Michael Smiley), who forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. He's directing, and like flies to wanton boys, he will smite men for His sport.Matt Zoller Seitz is the Editor at Large of RogerEbert.com, TV critic for New York Magazine and Vulture.com, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism.
It's monochrome, it's period (set during the civil war), it's shot on one location (the clue is in the title).
This is a deeply, at times exclusively visceral movie. 15 out of 33 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? A Field in England is most notable for being the first British film to be simultaneously released across every format on the same night. What follows is weirdness. This is definitely not for everyone but that's not to say its without merit. It's admirable that Wheatley's attempting to tap into an idea of Englishness with his merging of a civil war backstory to notions of landscape and England's rural-social past. 55 out of 99 found this helpful. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. After three remarkable contemporary black comedies Ben Wheatley has now all but reinvented the British historical picture with "A Field in England".
Written by Wheatley ("Down Terrace," "And yet at the same time, the movie's characters are fascinating—particularly the scholar Whitehead (Added to which, there's context for the touches that at first seem random or overcooked. The plot sounded very interesting, a group of soldiers in a field come across the devil, wow I thought, this sounds like some forgotten Tigon classic!
Very good indeed. March 14, 2014 They are coerced by threats, violence and the horrors that occur to Whitehead in the tent to a state of total compliance and complicity in their own downfall. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. 3 out of 3 found this helpful. 27 out of 52 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? The filth-encrusted characters aren’t easy to keep apart, and the narrative is too fragmentary and freakish to grasp
I didn't find the film pretentious at all.
You will have questions, and A Field in England … Monty Python and the Holy Grail MEETS Game of Thrones MEETS Bergman's Persona MEETS that film by von Trier about the planet swallowing the earth, I forget the name. well that's it really , add a few toilet and sexual references and bad acting then that is all there is ,did i forget to mention mushrooms and a totally unbelievable reece shearsmith (league of gentleman fame) wasted on this dross.not a film i would recommend to the sane and serious film viewers ,but someone did get stung by nettles hence i gave it a very generous 4 In fact, his performance is a dream. in black and white. February 10, 2014
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