High-octane action and explosions galore

Rating: 7/10 (7 February 2014)

It took me three viewings to understand the film's double-twisted plot, and yet every time I watch it again I feel I am still missing something. The arranged capture of the fake general and the suicidal mission to rescue him are a total absurdity and a waste of time, resources and human lives, since the traitors could have been easily unmasked in England through torture or the use of drugs. But then, the entire story at the bottom of the mission is only a Mcguffin! Its only function within the film is to set the main plot in motion and get the characters into action! Yes, all right, Clint carries an inexhaustible amount of dynamite in his backpack, he wipes out an entire Wehrmacht division all by himself, he and the girl empty dozens of magazines upon the pursuing Germans without themselves buying a single German bullet in return, and keeping the soaking clothes on after jumping into the freezing river won't get them a triple pneumonia because they have plenty of blankets and gallons of brandy to warm them up. So, let us not take it too seriously, because that would only spoil the enjoyment of this otherwise marvellously entertaining war thriller. So sit back, relax and enjoy the fast-paced action and the fireworks. Because they don't make 'em like this anymore.