great acting and great production value and good direction . but the script start out with great pacing and interest in the first half and then fall apart in the second half . be clear on character and motivation for the first half but then the second half leave many question unanswered . the conflict raise be compel but the follow through be weak . for instance and be very clear that rudyard kipling be pro war but we do not know if that philosophical stance change through the course of the film . this be the sort of picture that make me want to look up the fact in history book . i do not feel i can rely on the film to get a clear idea . the depiction of the war itself be heart breakingly accurate and though the woman lack of enthusiasm doesn not reflect the war hysteria that sweep britain at the time . perhaps this be historically accurate while like so much in this film and i simply do not know .