‘Young Washington’ Review: George Washington Goes to War in an Angel Studios Film That’s Like the Great-Man Biographies You Read in Grade School

Angel Studios released 'Young Washington,' a coming-of-age military adventure directed by Jon Erwin, for the Fourth of July. According to Variety, the film embraces that earnest, grade-school-biography style—traditional Americana presented without irony. What stands out is that despite its straightforward approach, the film doesn't romanticize Washington's journey; it shows the genuine hardships he faced in rising to leadership.

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