some of the reviews of this film are too harsh

Rating: 8/10 (21 December 2014)

Actually, not a bad movie. I am surprised by the large number of scathing user reviews. There are also some very positive reviews, but fewer of them. I suppose the picture is polarizing. I won't say much about the story, so as not to spoil. Just that it's about a small, lonely American tank unit battling its way across Germany during the last few months of World War Two. Lots of violence, but not gratuitous violence. Perhaps the last shoot-out is somewhat over the top. But there is an excellent scene where the invading Americans mix it up with German civilians (women). A good treatment of the good and bad impulses that are both present in the hearts of these brave soldiers. A good treatment of the "uncivilizing" process undergone by a rookie soldier (part well played by Logan Lerman). As I said, not a bad movie. It seems to me that many of the overly critical reviewers are confusing their own political feelings with their assessment of the movie's merits (or lack thereof). I am as much against war as the next person; I am close to being a pacifist (and by the way, I grew up in central Europe during World War Two). Yet, I feel that "Fury" deserves credit for its nuanced portrayal of these "warriors."