So war is hell?

Rating: 5/10 (31 December 2014)

His face might be dirty, but Brad Pitt's hair keeps its streaks, just as the rest of his tank mates sport coifs evidently emanating from the uninformed imagination of a hair designer who imposed eccentric 2014 cuts on what we're supposed to believe are WW II soldiers. One also sports a goatee, another what appears to be a wedding ring on his right hand, a third a chain on his neck. The dialogue matches: lots of "fucks," but none of the "shits" and "goddamits" much more likely to have been heard in the '40s.
But there are shades of the '40s in FURY. Shades of '40s war movies, that is. There's the mixed crew - an "ethnic," an innocent, a lout, a tough guy, who all ultimately bond together. There's the bittersweet interlude with German women ( even including one whose hairdo is reminiscent of Veronica Lake). And there's the almost futile battle with at least one good guy surviving.
Of course we now have color, more and bigger explosions, and more graphic blood and guts ( or paint and animal entrails). But I'd just as soon save some time and, when I want to watch a "war" movie, download TO HELL AND BACK