It was 1945 in Nazi Germany and their tank named 'FURY' was all they had.

Rating: Null/10 (25 May 2015)

I watched this at home on DVD from my public library. While there have been many movies set in World War 2 this one is unique in that it features the crew of one Sherman Tank, which they called 'FURY' and it was painted in white letters on the barrel of the 75 mm main gun.
The movie has a number of excellent big-name actors, featuring Brad Pitt as Don 'Wardaddy' Collier. His character is not too far removed from his Lt. Aldo Raine character in 'Inglorious Basterds'. Here he is Commander of FURY and he has to balance order and discipline with letting the crew cut loose when the situation allows.
It is set beginning in April 1945, near the end of the war. Troops are pushing into Nazi Germany for what we know is the eventual outcome and tanks are playing a key role in that advance. After taking yet another village and killing all the Nazi soldiers the men find a few young ladies and enjoy newfound female relationships before the crew is called for another key mission. To protect a crossroads.
The final scenes are the battle at those crossroads. It is very intense and realistic. Not all survive but the effort of the Allies is successful.
War is not fun or easy and should never be glamorized. In an effort to make this movie realistic the filmmakers and actors spent some time with actual tank crew veterans of WW2, most of them in their 90s, telling things they probably never even told their families.
Not a fun movie to watch but a good movie to remind us how hard we should work to avoid another world war.