Cliché', derivative, no plot, no understanding of the military, and distorted.

Rating: 3/10 (14 June 2015)

If you like distorted war movies like Apocalypse Now, The Thin Red Line, Jarhead, Inglorious Bastards, and their ilk, then you'll like Fury. One thing the listed movies have in common is a total lack of understanding of the Army (or Marine Corps). There is no understanding of real loyalty, honor, and courage. Fury is about abuse. Fury is about the worst of the worst. Fury has no real plot.
First, Brad Pitt's character is abusive. I've served with people like him. They do gain a following, but they do so via bullying, abuse, and coercion. He's the worst kind of leader and deserves no respect or pity. The scene in the town with the two women and the murder of the German soldier as a "learning point" for the newbie, Norman, is such cliché' that some keep trying to propagate that it's sickening.
The whole "we must hold this crossroads" plot point is so stupid that only somebody with no understanding of tactics would ever use it. If I'm the German SS commander, I just go around that tank once i know it's manned. It's no threat. I may send a tank or tank killer to clean it up later on, but to keep attacking it with my full force, wasting time, is just plain stupid. Nobody would ever do that.
So, this movie should be a total pass -- don't wast your time -- if you want to see a good movie. If you want to waste time and see some stuff get blown up, then enjoy yourself. For me, i was offended by this movie. Any future war movie with Brad Pitt involved or this Writer/Producer involved, I will most assuredly skip. I'd rather pluck my nose hairs than watch any more movies from the same team.