I enjoyed this movie more than I thought I would. There were no great battlefield scenes where, of course, “we” win; the heroes of the movie are everyone on the beach, in the air, and on the sea. Although the numbers are staggering – over 300,000 men rescued in more than 800 small vessels, about 40,000 British troops that remained and became PoWs, and casualties of about 68,000 – I’d never given much thought to the horrors everyone faced, no matter which of those categories they were in.

On the way home, I said to Pat that I didn’t think the task could be accomplished today. War is fought differently but, under the same set of circumstances, I don’t think we are brave enough to pull it off.

I’m not a fan of “comic book movies” but since it was on when the grandkids were here it was a night out for us. We all liked it but Gavin thought there was too much swearing!

We saw the movie a few nights before they left and after seeing the film we laughed that we weren’t safe on a ferry, we weren’t safe on a plane, and we weren’t safe on the beach. Fortunately none of our outings ended in disaster.

I thought the first movie was great; I didn’t see the second one, but I thought this one was terrible.

There were a few funny spots but overall it was a bore for me. Madison, Emma and Gavin tended to agree but Pat liked it.

We sat in the front row for it and that was fun.

I didn’t know anything about the artist Maud Lewis but this movie is based on her life. It is difficult to say how accurate the film is – one account online seems to indicate her husband was much less harsh in real life, while another account says he was worse. The film ends with Maud’s death but I’ve read online that her husband was murdered nine years later in an attempted robbery at their home.

The acting is very good in the film. Ethan Hawke is believable whether he is playing the harsher or warmer side of Everett Lewis. With actions rather than words, Sally Hawkins displays the pain that Maudie suffers due to her arthritis, but shines in her small comedic lines.