O'Connor shows his old-school expertise in the charming country childhood sequences, where the film feels most individual and alive.. Melancholy runs deep in "Private Peaceful," a richly appointed British period piece about fraternal loyalty adapted from the book of the same name by "War Horse" author Michael Morpurgo.. . A World War I fable that's as stiff as an Eton collar and as plodding as a draft...
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Drama