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I Declare War (2014)

By Victoria Myerscough @thebookthefilm · On July 6, 2014


The Gist:

In a Canadian suburbs, two gangs of teens play a summer’s day game of capture the flag.  As the lines blur between fantasy and reality the game turns increasingly brutal and bloody.

The Review:

Directing due Lapeyre and Wilson have come under fire of late for I Declare War and its lack of clear message and borderline exploitation; rather than a the Lord of the Flies style allegorical critique they were aiming for.

The premise of I Declare War is powerful.  A childhood game of Capture the Flag evolves into a ruthless completely obliterating the kid’s idyllic urban idyll with violence, racism and homophobia coming to the fore.  The effect is jarring and certainly thought provoking.

Despite the inevitable comparisons with Goldman’s Lord of The Flies and on-screen comparisons with Son of Rambow and Stand by Me it has neither the depth nor nostalgia of either.

The Verdict:

Exploring the darker side of human nature through a seemingly innocent childhood game is a well explored concept.  A few stand out performances aside (Friend and Munroe in particular) the film suffers from an indecisive message which stops short of hard critique and instead opts for shock value.

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Certificate: 15

Directors: Robert Wilson, Jason Lapeyre.

Starring: Siam Yu, Gage Munroe, Michael Friend, Aidan Gouveia

Release Date: 30th June

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Victoria Myerscough

Vikki is the Editor of The Book, The Film, The T-Shirt. She created it as a way to put her opinions out there before family and friends stopped speaking to her. She has a love of classic Hollywood Cinema, Sci-Fi and an inexplicable need to watch anything with Keanu Reeves in it, no matter how terrible. You can also find her incoherent ramblings on life, the universe and everything over on her lifestyle blog www.semicharmedlife.co.uk

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