World War II or Viet Nam?

Rating: 7/10 (28 April 2016)

I liked the action in this film and the acting, however the story line was way over the top for a story which supposedly was happening during World War II. American soldiers are shown to be crazed psycho killers. They enjoy killing so much that they laugh and cheer every time they kill someone. Also, they kill everyone including surrendering soldiers. When they seize a town, they become "mad hatters", blowing up pianos, wearing gold chains and top hats, dancing around in the streets like a band of wild savages. The feel of the film is the area is not the 1940s, but the late 1960s when Viet Nam was lost and drugged out soldiers ran wild, or maybe not. Hollywood has a way of making "Joe Public" believe that a movie shows real life. But, this movie was a major hit, Brad Pitt is great, so who cares if it is realistic or not. It is a movie, nothing more and nothing less. For some action entertainment, I rate it a 7 out of 10. If you want to see a realistic World War II movie, see a Walk In The Sun with Dana Andrews.