"Civil War" brief review - Tom Eggebeen

Yes, unique and fresh ... well acted ... and the purpose of photo journalism - "get the shot" - it's the shot that will tell the story to others. 

I thought the music was some of the best I've heard - it's fit with the images was seriously moving, unnerving, heart-pounding.

The play between Kirsten Dunst (the hardcore veteran) and Cailee Spaeny, as the youngster who wants to be a photojournalist is powerful - both revealing what war does to the soul. 

A shoutout here to Jesse Plemmons - one of my favorite character actors - he portrays the "true American." Ha. 

But politics take a backseat in the movie ... 

It doesn't focus on the civil war, which was a smart move, I think, but on the journalists covering it - and, I thought, they didn't arm the journalists, which some action movies might have done - here, take a gun; guns will solve the problem. 

In some ways, it's an anti-war film ... because war is terrible, and does terrible things to the soul. 

Yes, a very good movie; thought-provoking. I give it a 20 - my point system: 

Excellent: 20 - 17

Very Good: 16 - 13

Good: 12 - 9

Fair: 8 - 5 

Poor: 4 - 1