The Land Girls

Whenver I think of women on the home-front during WWII, I picture them in factories taking the place of the men who went to fight. I never really thought that someone had to keep the farms going to feed the... Full review

Another very good example of an understated British flick being elevated by a strong cast into something worth notice. In a refreshing take on the WWII drama, the focus is on the ones who stayed behind in the war-torn south... Full review

This is a beautiful film which received, rather unfairly, little critical acclaim when it was first released. Since then though, it has been praised highly by producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg who have since worked alongside the Director, David... Full review

Charming, nostalgic period piece, but this is basically a pretty meat and potatoes film which just about holds the attention. The three actresses in question, Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz and Anna Friel are all three superb stage and film actresses,... Full review

Stella (Catherine McCormack), Prue (Anna Friel) and Ag (Rachel Weisz) play three "land girls", volunteers to carry on the agricultural work of the men. On the farm they find love, conflict, friendship and cows. The film is more of a... Full review

I must compare LAND GIRLS (1998)with the newly-released (2001) ENIGMA both of which I saw this evening. The more recent film is utterly cliche-ridden (Tom Stoppard, the screenwriter, even throws in a bit borrowed from John Buchan's 39 STEPS!) while... Full review

I first saw this movie on cable with my significant other, and though I usually dread this type of film, I found myself drawn to the simple yet enjoyable plot. The love story between Stella and Joe was well done;... Full review

I found the movie to be a well-acted warm, personal story of three women and the English farming family that they work for as members of the Ladies' Land Army during World War II. However, at times it makes chronological... Full review

We've seen this kind of story countless times in BBC imports or Danielle Steel novels. There's nothing new about the plot or the characters: saucy working class girl, sensible"head girl" type, and sensitive British lass with eyes for the equally... Full review

Land Girls is about a British program during World War II that trained women from all over the country to work on farms while the men were at war. Stella, Ag and Prue are three young women from different areas... Full review

And the horror arrives point-blank when a disabled German fighter crashes on a pasture where the girls are working -- one of many reminders of loss that drives the film far deeper than its scenic surfaces. Leland, adapting Angela Huth's novel, has made a sweet, poignant romance with underpinnings of wartime upheaval. ... Full Review

IN THE gentle hands of British writer and director David Leland, "The Land Girls," which could easily have been a lethargic rehashing of wartime sentimentality, is a charming and involving movie. The radiant Catherine McCormack ( "Braveheart" ) plays Stella, a banker's daughter who volunteers in the spirit of lending moral support to her fiance, who is a naval officer. ... Full Review

That said, this certainly isn't a horrible film by any means and it does feature some decent scenes and moments. the film is too emotionally detached and flat for my liking ... Full Review

His wife ( Maureen O'Brien ) loves it just as much, and acts as a quiet influence on his temper. But the story itself seemed thin in comparison: flirtations, broken hearts, bittersweet regret, all pretty routine. ... Full Review

McCormack, Weisz and Friel fit seamlessly into their parts....Land Girls" illustrates beautifully how civilians were affected by the war ---....A brief epilogue reunites the main characters years after the war.Leland has assembled a large, attractive cast to populate his sprawling saga.....form a beautiful ensemble, with their acting at once disciplined and exuberant..... ... Full Review

ANOTHER chapter on the unsung contributions to the Second World War effort is unearthed in The Land Girls , a romantic drama about three young women sent to work the farms of England while the men went off to fight. ... Full Article

In 1941, World War II continues to rage. The young men of England have been called to the front to fight. So, back at home, the new regiment is formed. ... Full Article

Friday June 12, 1998 When World War II broke out in 1939, Britain revved up its Women's Land Army, founded in 1917 during World War I to recruit young women to take over the plows when farmers went off to... ... Full Article

Directed by David Leland With most of the boys off to World War II, and feminism yet to be invented, many women volenteered to go to the farms of Briton and replace them for the duration. ... Full Article