War Horse is the story of a young farmer-boy, Albert, and his beloved horse, Joey. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during World War I, War Horse begins with the remarkable friendship between the horse and Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are unfortunately parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets--British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter--before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of no man's land, the trenches of The Great War.
If you put "All Quiet on the Western Front", "Black Beauty" and "Saving Private Ryan", in a blender, and threw in some Gone-with-the-Wind-size landscapes, you've got War Horse. Remember to suspend disbelief, it's an animal movie, and gallop along with Steven Spielberg and the grandiose John Williams score to a resounding good cry at the end.
