
The New York Times
Hope and Glory has a luminous look and a period feeling that's both unusual and convincing...
Full reviewA semi-autobiographical, coming-of-age tale about a young boy's adventures during the Blitz in World War II while his wider family copes with the devastation of war.
Written and directed by John Boorman (Deliverance).
LessHope and Glory has a luminous look and a period feeling that's both unusual and convincing...
Full review(Boorman's) child’s-eye view of one family’s war in the suburbs of London paints an unexpectedly warm and rosy picture.
Full reviewBoorman's film reflects, with affection and humour, how the chaos of family life persists amid the chaos of war.
Full review(It) is subversively light on the blood, sweat, tears and sacrifice, and a joy throughout.
Full reviewA portrait of World War II that had never been seen on film before (and hasn’t since)...
Full reviewThere's not a false performance or a flawed moment in this unexpected and unpredictable movie...
Full reviewTwee leanings aside, there is plenty of warmth here for a time that always needs remembering...
Full reviewA wonderful film, an intelligent, heartfelt, personal, and marvelously entertaining look at what it was like to grow up in wartorn England.
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