Vivandière (2021)

Vivandière (2021). Vivandière: Directed by James R. Temple. With Robin Black, Mikyla Bordner, Dallan Starks. Two young women from both sides of the Civil War volunteer as battlefield nurses, facing down scornful commanders and murderous war criminals to accomplish their hazardous duty.

“You canu0026#39;t watch this film and not think of one of the two films I referred to- 2003u0026#39;s u0026quot;Somethingu0026#39;s Gotta Giveu0026quot; and of course the Oscar- winning 1997 u0026quot;As Good As It Getsu0026quot;. Overall, Iu0026#39;ll give u0026quot;And So It Goesu0026quot; a modest recommendation if you liked those two films, but this movie has got itu0026#39;s problems. One of those problems I think honestly is the length- at only 90 minutes (your standard running time to maximize the movie multiplexesu0026#39; number of showtimes), you just donu0026#39;t have the time to fully develop the story and characters; unlike u0026quot;As Good As It Getsu0026quot; for instance- a 2 u0026amp; 1/2 hour movie. Oscar winners Diane Keaton u0026amp; Michael Douglas I think work well together, and have on-screen chemistry. They just needed a more fully-developed screenplay. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd Rob Reiner (who also has a supporting role in the film)- wow; this guy used to be one of the top Hollywood filmmakers of the u0026#39;80s and early u0026#39;90s- with films like u0026quot;Princess Brideu0026quot;, u0026quot;Stand By Meu0026quot;, u0026quot;When Harry Met Sallyu0026quot;, u0026quot;Miseryu0026quot;, u0026quot;A Few Good Menu0026quot;, etc… He had a modest comeback with the 2000u0026#39;s film u0026quot;Bucket Listu0026quot;, but other than that, the guy canu0026#39;t seem to catch a break about the past 20 years- ever since that infamous bomb u0026quot;Northu0026quot; Iu0026#39;d say?? Well, anyhoo, if youu0026#39;re looking for something to watch, and the aforementioned films are not readily available (or youu0026#39;ve seen them enough already), you may wanna give this a try- And so it goes…”