When I stumbled upon the 2023 war drama "Irena's Vow" by random chance here in 2024, of course I opted to sit down and watch it, as I enjoy World War II themed movies. Sure, I had never even heard about this movie, but the synopsis sounded interesting enough, and with it being based on actual events, well, then it just seemed like the movie had potential.
Right, well writer Dan Gordon and director Louise Archambault certainly set out with a grand ambition, for sure. However, the end result that is "Irena's Vow" just was too sluggish and mundane. I was actually seriously bored throughout the 121 minutes that the movie ran for, and found it to be quite a struggle to sit through the ordeal, especially since the narrative was so bland and uneventful.
I found "Irena's Vow" to be a disappointing movie, especially since the movie's synopsis sounded interesting enough. The script just utterly failed to entertain me. There wasn't enough action going on in the movie, nor were there enough of anything overly interesting going on in the narrative.
The only face on the screen that I was familiar with was actor Dougray Scott. It should be noted, however, that the acting performances in the movie were actually fair, despite the fact that the script and narrative was a swing and a miss.
This is not a movie that will find its way back on my screen a second time, simply because the movie failed to entertain me, because it was a bland movie set with a World War II backdrop, and because it was hands down a boring movie.
But I am sure that diehard fans of heavy dramas with a World War II backdrop will enjoy this movie. That, however, is not particular go-to kind of genre for entertainment.
My rating of director Louise Archambault's 2023 war drama "Irena's Vow" lands on a very generous three out of ten stars.
Right, well writer Dan Gordon and director Louise Archambault certainly set out with a grand ambition, for sure. However, the end result that is "Irena's Vow" just was too sluggish and mundane. I was actually seriously bored throughout the 121 minutes that the movie ran for, and found it to be quite a struggle to sit through the ordeal, especially since the narrative was so bland and uneventful.
I found "Irena's Vow" to be a disappointing movie, especially since the movie's synopsis sounded interesting enough. The script just utterly failed to entertain me. There wasn't enough action going on in the movie, nor were there enough of anything overly interesting going on in the narrative.
The only face on the screen that I was familiar with was actor Dougray Scott. It should be noted, however, that the acting performances in the movie were actually fair, despite the fact that the script and narrative was a swing and a miss.
This is not a movie that will find its way back on my screen a second time, simply because the movie failed to entertain me, because it was a bland movie set with a World War II backdrop, and because it was hands down a boring movie.
But I am sure that diehard fans of heavy dramas with a World War II backdrop will enjoy this movie. That, however, is not particular go-to kind of genre for entertainment.
My rating of director Louise Archambault's 2023 war drama "Irena's Vow" lands on a very generous three out of ten stars.