3/5 TRENCH
  by joseph cicala (philadelphia, pa)
Daniel Craig gives another great performance in this historical drama. I found the cockney accents a little difficult to understand at times, but all the young actors are strong in showing their naievete and being scared in war. Theres a doom that hangs over the story that you just know things are not going to turn out well. And then one bad thing happens after the other....But a soldier does what he must do. Very heartbreaking.
I also enjoyed the history lesson as I was not familiar with this episode of British war time.

3/5 Nothing you haven't seen before
  by One-Line Film Reviews (Easton, MD)
The Bottom Line:

A thoroughly mediocre war film that doesn't attempt to rise above the conventions of the genre, The Trench may satisfy the cravings of Great War buffs (their war being sadly underrepresented next to WWII) but if you've seen a war movie or two you're likely to be underwhelmed by this rather tired genre offering.

3/4

5/5 Of War And The Heart
  by Michael C. Smith (San Francisco, CA United States)
I was not disappointed in this production at all as I went in not knowing what was in store for me, or the boys in the trench. The film is set bound with in the British trenches of World War I and this adds to the claustrophobia of the situation. For me this tale was a nail bitter in that I knew that anything could happen at any moment. Death is stalking these boys and has been for so long that some are in a quiet panic, other numbed by his presence with them in the trenches. Death has become a bunkmate, a drinking buddy, and the one who shows you the naughty French postcards.

A fine ensemble of actors is gathered here and under the whizzing flairs and constant distant booming of artillery they do some wonderful work on screen. And again Mr. Daniel Craig brings something wonderful to the table as a hardened Sergeant who knows that he must keep his boys busy to keep them sane. It is a pleasure to watch him particularly in the "Jam" scene. The range of emotion he shows at the beginning of the scene when the boys can't see him as he eats from a jar of homemade jam sent by his wife is stunning and real, near tears he shoves the jam in his mouth as if to stuff down his impossible sorrow. Watch as this brilliant actor moves on to offer some jam to his superior officer. This is brilliant work by an actor who even in 1999 and early on in his career had a grasp of what it is to be a multi faceted human being and the talent to project that onto the screen. Daniel Craig is one of the best there is in world cinema.

The film is well worth seeing for these reasons and many more. At times very graphic and violent and still deeply touching and sad beyond the deepest wounds of war and the human heart.


2/5 Good for Costumes; Staging
  by Glengarry (PG County, MD USA)
As a film, it's a weak jumble of poor directing, and I feel bad for the actors, many of whom gave earnest performances, but bad directing can make even the best look foolish. WHERE THIS FILM SHINES, is the costuming and the construction details of the trenches and bunkers. If you're in the theatre and you are dealing with a period piece, watch this for the uniforms and the sets.

3/5 The trench-- nothing else?
  by Kevin Jc Gonzalez (FLORIDA)
I enjoyed this flick because I love anything WW1 but you can tell that the budge was restrictive because almost evvery shot was in a trench! One the plus sife it explores the personality of the guys getting ready to go over the top one 7-1-16 the ffirst day and the sad day of the battle of the Somme....any who says Hague was not a dope! Not the best but a must see for the WW1 buff.