A decent watch with a little bit of over dramatization of allied forces

Rating: 7/10 (19 April 2015)

"yea lets smack some more Nazis !" The movie is all about over glorification of the allied forces. I really find it appalling as to how the American movie industry still tend to think any thing American is good and others are good for nothing. Well acted and entertaining enough but the quality of the script is certainly lacking. Lack of genuineness, originality, subtlety. A lot of scenes were rushed, cliché,or just lacked a subtlety of acting that you'd expect from this movie.Experienced German anti-tank from defensive positions missing four shots in a row when firing at static targets? Come on we all know Germans were ain't that bad. I did find some scenes a little clichéd and unnecessary, trying to develop as a character but they didn't detract from the overall movie. Some of the unnecessary scenes did add punch to the character but they seemed a little forced into the story.
Coming to the good part of the story, The cast is great, Brad Pitt and all the rest making a great team and an interesting one, and even though this tank team does have some typical characters you find in war movies.Yet, the complex dynamic between Wardaddy and his men is far more fascinating. It's engaging and watchable, even as it marches toward a seemingly suicidal climax. The killing of the German SS man on knowing his involvement in killing of children and even the setting up of the horse free in the initial stages adds a lot of maturity to the character portrayed by brad Pitt which justifies his ability to command his men and the way he handles the situation. His expressions and his fierce eyes speaks volumes about what the war has turned him into.
Overall the movie is a great watch if you like the genre of war games. IF you expect too much of reality this is not a movie for you, but if you are ready to watch the American version of the war with some really interesting characters, this will not disappoint you. It takes you thru the emotions of men at war, their real state of affairs and psychology of warfare from their perspective.