The Sound and the Fury

Rating: 7/10 (20 October 2014)

After months of having to wear the "Fury" shirts to advertise for the film at my theater, I finally sat down and watched the new World War II movie.
I was excited for this film, because unlike most war movies; that are propaganda and "America F*CK YEAH", Fury sold itself on being a realistic movie that not only focused on the horrors of the theater of war, but the psychological damage that affects the lives of our veterans.
The movie delivered; gore that was not for entertainment but a gritty reminder of what man can do to each other, and great acting that illustrated perfectly the constantly conflicted mind of the soldiers.
That being said the film is not without flaw. I wont spoil anything but those of you who have seen the film will know what I'm talking about.
In the second act there is a "Breakfast" scene that tries to tell us more about the characters and what they go through; and honestly this is a good scene- at times. At other times it feels like it is telling us more about what we already know, and starts to drag on.
The special effects in this movie are fantastic, along with the sound effects. Every gunshot or cannon blast has serious weight and makes you feel practically every recoil of every shot fired. The movie also gives brief exposition on tracer rounds; how they glow so you can see where you're firing. I don't know if historically they used red and green tracers in World War II, but at times the way they did it, I felt almost like I was watching Star Wars.
The biggest problem I had with the film would have to be the unfortunate ending, which followed an absolutely amazing climax. Again, I wont spoil, but I just felt very upset with what I would call a cop-out. In a film that was trying to be an Anti Hollywood War Movie, they really went with the Hollywood ending; which was disappointing.
Overall Fury is a very entertaining movie, and one of the more better war flicks that I've seen recently.