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All Quiet on the Western Front & The Banshees of Inisherin – Movie Reviews

All Quiet on the Western Front is directed by Edward Berger with himself, Lesley Paterson, and Ian Stokell serving as the co-writers. Based on the 1929 novel of the same name, the movie stars Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, and Daniel Brühl in the lead roles. And the story revolves around young German soldiers who are excited to go and fight for the fatherland in WWI until they get to the front lines.

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What did we do to deserve two notable WWI films within the space of three years? I’ll never know. But this remake of the 1930 classic is great on every level showing the absolute brutality of the war, how stupid it was, and a look at some of the theoretical personalities that were lost in this war. There is a small window where you could argue “Are they blaming WWII on the French?” I disagree, but I can understand where someone would say that. But following these men’s stories, I was glued to the screen the entire time. All Quiet on the Western Front is a war movie I can’t recommend more.

‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Rating – 4/5

Review by Andy Mikesic (@kc_moviereviews)

From the beautiful Irish landscapes to the strange friendship between Pádraic and Colm, The Banshees of Inisherin was just great! Particularly, I loved the comedy, which was typical Irish, and the way they spoke repeating every other sentence and adding “feckin’” between every other word. As much as I laughed during it, it was also a twisted story and quite emotional at times that I didn’t even know how to feel. The language flowed effortlessly between the two and I really enjoy the dynamic between Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.

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The pub and shop scenes were some of my favorites, simply because of how accurate they were in that everyone needs to know everyone’s business, reminding me a lot of Donegal life. And the priest scenes!! This had me laughing a lot. But not the donkey… that was uncalled for, and I don’t blame Pádraic for burning down Colm’s house. Also, throwing the fingers at the door? Brilliant.

I also loved the character of Siobhán, she was wonderful. The way she was the only one actually talking rhyme or reason, and I felt she added a lot to the story, and her departure was sad. Also, Mrs. McCormick was creepy, she just made me uncomfortable, but of course, in every Irish story, there is some strange old woman. A really poignant yet beautiful film that there is so much to like, another Irish film, that will top the charts!