A movie I wanted to like.

Rating: 7/10 (18 October 2014)

The movie, up to the end, was a realistic portrayal of WWII tank combat. The battle against the Tiger was superb! But then a single, immobile tank is pitted against 300 SS PanzerGrenadiers, and here is where they lost me.
The tankers would have the advantage of surprise, and might have mowed down 15 or 20 of the Germans in the opening burst,but the suicidal attacks against the front of the tank, where the bow machine gun is, would not have occurred.
Several of the troops are shown carrying Panzerfausts as they march, and a single one of these lethal anti-tank weapons would have destroyed the tank and killed the crew, depending on where it hit. This battle should have ended ten minutes after it started with Fury aflame. But it's made by Hollywood, so the Germans pile up like cord wood, and the heroes die one by one
Worth watching, but don't expect a Saving Private Ryan.