Dull and Overlong

Rating: 3/10 (4 November 2015)

Fury is another well directed, well written war film based on real events, directed by David Ayer (End of Watch, Sabotage). Starting off as a different take, the film does take a while for the initial plot to take it. Norman Ellison (Logan Lehrman) has been hooked out of the secretarial pool, where his skills included typing up to 60 words per minute, and shoved into a profane environment where his first job is clearing the remains of the unit's last driver out of the tank. His companions are archetypal warriors: pious "Bible" (Shia LaBeouf) is the main, "Coon-Ass" (Jon Bernthal) is the tank's belligerent loader, while "Gordo" Garcia (Michael Peña) is the driver. The ending may come as a surprise to some, however the film ends in a way which does take from its lead for the cause. Overall, Fury does not excite much, although the acting is well done from the cast, there have been more war films (in recent memory- Lone Survivor) which have more entertainment.