And of course the battle scenes are excellent. Do not expect originality, but there are a couple of strong scenes, where especially the seemingly dehumanized Pitt excels, proving director Ayer`s devotion to showing the true, grim face of war.
In spite of this, the first part of the movie actually overwhelms me, with it`s grittiness, solid setups and acting. The tank ensemble consist of the hard-ass leader, you have the streetwise hispanic, the (seemingly)semi-retarded red-neck, the believer and soon the innocent recruit, who will be sure to have his coming of age. To start with the personae, this one does not stray from the cliché mantra. The mood is set quickly, with bleak images of smoke-veiled battlefields, after which we are introduced to Pitt and his battle-hardened comrades. *ehem*.įury depicts the closing act of WW2, as the allied forces are battling their way into a devastated and desperate Hitler Germany. As an average male I have a weak spot for combat action, and a massive well constructed battle scene is the closest to a filmic orgasm I can get. Not because of expectations of premium filmmaking, but because decent war movies, especially WW2 ones, are hard to come by. The new Pitt war vehicle was quite anticipated in my book.
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