Private Peaceful details the gritty rural lives and loves of Tommo and Charlie - two young brothers - and their poor Devonshire family from 1909 until 1916, when the outbreak of war destroys their country idyll. Both join up (one under age) leaving behind the beautiful Molly who is the love of both their lives. The young men survive gas attacks, shelling, German troops and the appalling deaths of their close friends. But one thing they cannot escape is summary military justic... (Full plot summary below)
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Private Peaceful details the gritty rural lives and loves of Tommo and Charlie - two young brothers - and their poor Devonshire family from 1909 until 1916, when the outbreak of war destroys their country idyll. Both join up (one under age) leaving behind the beautiful Molly who is the love of both their lives. The young men survive gas attacks, shelling, German troops and the appalling deaths of their close friends. But one thing they cannot escape is summary military justice.
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| London Evening StandardDerek MalcolmEssentially conventional in his approach, director Pat O'Connor has delivered a mostly faithful and moving account of Morpurgo's fine book. |
| Village VoiceSerena DonadoniO'Connor tries mightily to contextualize the suffering of the Peaceful brothers at home and abroad, making a better case for the British class system's demise than for their survival. |
| Time OutTrevor JohnstonThere’s much over-egged mugging from the grown-ups (bumbling toff Richard Griffiths, shouty sarge John Lynch), but the lads are spot-on: young Mackay is effectively touching and bristling O’Connell hints at Next Big Thing charisma. |
| Observer (UK)Philip FrenchIt's perhaps more TV than cinema, but O'Connor directs with a firm hand, and children will learn valuable lessons from it. |
| Birmingham PostGraham YoungThe ending is dynamite and will shock children just as much as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. |
| Slant MagazineRob HumanickBy modestly embracing its inherent minimalism and finding the emotions underlying even the most schematic of scenarios, the film taps into something unmistakably human. |
| CinemalogueTodd JorgensonIt's an earnest interpretation of familiar themes. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawPrivate Peaceful is a small-scale story in essence, which works efficiently on the non-epic scale in which it's presented. |
| Little White LiesHugh LangleyMinor pacing gripes aside, this is a moving tale about humanity's darkest depths. |
| Movie TalkJason BestIf there is something a little old-fashioned and televisual about the film's family-friendly handling of its subject, the filmmakers' restraint ensures that the story remains quietly moving. |
