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I'm thrilled that this resurgence of WWII movies continues. Brad Pitt owns this genre, remembering the _Bastards, Allied, etc. Again he was at his best, but so were his crewmen. Pitt genuinely portrayed the extremes of Collier from vengeful to nurturing, abusive to selfless acts. "Bible" Boyd (Shia LeBeouf) allows Shia to portray a new character. "Machine" Norman (Logan Lerman) mimics the role, from Saving Private Ryan of cowardly Corporal Upham (Jeremy Davies) surrounded by war-hardened grunts, reducing the originality of the movie; yet, he was the only awarded actor. Jon Bernthal plays a mean bully as "Coon Ass" Grady, finding new life after TWD. "Gordo" Trini (Michael Pena) reps. Latino vets. They all partake in award winning stunts, fighting the feared Tiger tanks.
David Ayer directed and wrote the script. He filmed in England and added to the realism by filming in actual rain. The actors and their clothing were so naturally grimy, I've never noticed Brad Pitt's eyes were so bright blue. Private Norman was the weak link, n the Sherman as well as in the movie. His development from cringing coward to bellicose "Machine" was disturbing. The movie gave him substantial minutes, but didn't bother to elaborate that transformation.
The ending is a key crossroads battle, soldiers opting to stay, overwhelming German forces, the leader sacrificing everything, being too caught up in the trauma of war, reminiscent once more of Saving Private Ryan. Notwithstanding, it engages you with the continuing debate of which were better: Tigers or Shermans. I lay this on the Winning 25 yd. Line.
*Columbia Pictures/QED International. Movie GIF/quote of Don Collier smoking inside Fury. imgur, BigSpamBall, Video to GIF, Aug. 23, 1917, imgur.com/gallery/PyRiRKo.
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