The Fury of Brad Pitt

Rating: 7/10 (1 February 2015)

This is a typical Hollywood movie, with a clichéd script. No need for spoilers here, the end is typical, unsurprising, and a bit overly dramatic. But that does not mean it is a bad movie, and it is worth watching for Brad Pitt, alone.
The movie itself does have some character depth, and Shia LeBeouf does a quality job (though the script does have him make a significant character jump), Brad Pitt is the star. And he should be. This is his type of movie, the type he seems to do better in. Brad Pitt's character, Don Collier, is a bit darker, more philosophical, and is similar to what he played in Legend of the Falls, Se7en, The Assassination of Jessie James by the Coward Robert Ford, and even Troy. They are all darker characters, different from the Oceans series or even World War Z, and in those movies Pitt is in his element. In all of those movies, there are many scenes in which he speaks with stoic movement (or lack of) and his eyes. Behind all the pretty-boy comments, when he is given the opportunity to slow down, there is a serious depth that comes across on screen.
As for the movie itself, the basics are that it is about a tank crew in World War II. The battle scenes are high powered, seem to be almost Tarantino-esc, but are quite entertaining. The story moves with a variety of tensions and actions, and does not have very many serious logic gaps. In watching, it almost felt like a darker version of Inglorious Bastards (2009).
This is not a movie that will ever rise to the level of major award winner, but it is also not a movie that should be skipped. Though there are a few graphic war scenes, the violence is not overkill nor grotesque.