Waterloo

"Every battle can be lost." - "Not every battle." - "Which one do you mean?" - "The one that doesn't take place." To make an hour and forty minutes long conversational film, from which one can hardly take one's eyes off the whole time, was an art that our good old masters did perfectly. Waterloo succeeded, Rudolf Hrušínský shone (again)... And it was a great pleasure to watch the amazing cast of excellent actors in supporting roles, who gradually came on the scene and added to the plot (the part with František Smolík is perfect). I also appreciated the script, which gradually introduces a viewer who is not familiar with the historical context to the most important things, nor does it offend viewers who are (too) familiar with it by simplifying some facts. However, I cannot forgive the last unnecessary sentence, obviously written for effect and to make a point, which turns Napoleon into a complete idiot who doesn't even know which village he is at preparing for battle. (2011.11.17)