Lots of action but no real story

Rating: 4/10 (7 December 2014)

Showing the horror and violence of the war, the plot is very simplistic and we do not have any of the very complex socio-political facts and events at that time that were of great importance shaping the movie. The other critique I have is the single minded perspective adopted by Ayer, where all the Germans are portrayed as 'nazis' and killers. I feel like more objectiveness in a movie that tries to portray a very tragic and important event in our recent history is greatly required as it will influence lots of people that do not have the necessary knowledge in history. Although the roles were well played by most of the actors, I felt like each one of them had much more to offer or say about personal / older history as brothers in arms.