Not for the faint hearted, Fury is full on with
blood, death and gore from the opening credits. Starring Brad Pitt, it tells
the story of a group of ordinary soldiers on the front line in Germany in April
1945, just months before the end of the Second World War.
The movie opens with Staff Sergeant Don Collier
(Pitt) having to come to terms with his ill-equipped and ill-prepared replacement
assistant driver and gunner after his original crew member is killed in battle.
The replacement is Norman Ellison (Logan Lerman), a typist who has never even been inside a tank
before.
The film is much a
story about Norman becoming the soldier he’s expected to be and the rest of the
crew coming to accept him in some of the most terrifying and difficult
environments anyone could ever face. I felt the movie tried hard with this but
it did struggle. There is a lot of raw emotion and great acting, especially
from Pitt and Lerman. Pitt is exceptional as the Sergeant on the verge of
breaking down but struggling to keep it together for his crew.
However, the
character development is a little paltry despite some good performances and is
easily overshadowed by the war itself. The fight scenes are gripping viewing,
brutal, relentless and bloody; a believable testament to the realities of war.
The sets are also very impressive. Purely judging this as a war film, Fury is a
great two hour flick.
It gets 8/10.
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