Shell shock, war neurosis, post-traumatic stress disorder, or whatever you want to call it is the principle issue in this film which focuses on a psychiatrist and two of his patients in a British War Hospital during WWI. Additionally, the film delves into the matter of war and it's age old paradox...why must we participate in something so universally offensive. The film, a polished and civilized production with fine talent, tends to spread itself too thin with flashbacks, a smattering of romance, some tangential male bonding, poetry, musings, reflections, etc. resulting in a luke warm examination of a powerfully compelling issue.
Review of Behind the Lines
