Just got back from seeing Paul Gross's Canadian WWI epic "Passchendaele"...

It was really quite lovely and simple and, with possibly one exception near the end, not that self-aggrandizing, which was very Canadian. It was beautifully filmed and the cinematography (of my home province, natch) was amazing, as were the effects and the battle scenes. The simplicity came more in the storyline. Paul Gross was beautiful as always and his leading lady was great. There was something really fun about seeing a movie on this scale with Canadian accents popping out all over the screen.

In conclusion: Canadians, go and see this movie! And drag friends along with you! If we want to see the scale and budget of Canadian movies get better and better, we have to support this effort. And, that reason aside, it was really quite a good movie too.