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Fury (2014)

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Jun 2, 2015
2 min read

Fury places the audience inside of a Sherman Tank commanded by a Sergeant named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) in April 1945, as the Allies make their final push in the European theatre.

Outnumbered, outgunned and with a rookie soldier thrust into their unit, Wardaddy and his team make a daring strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.

Overall Review Score

7.5 out of 10

Review

Fury is a World War Two action film that was written and directed by David Ayer with the intention of bringing a greater degree of realism to the big screen than other pseudo-war dramas. While Fury drops the audience into the harsh realities of war in the opening minutes by showing both the camaraderie of a tank crew and the hardship of losing a friend and colleague it serves as a prelude to the films main concept, and equally its tagline, that ‘War Never Ends Quietly’. As Fury progresses it treats the audience to a blood soaked gore fest that emphasises strong leadership and whimsical tactics. It introduces new characters, builds tension and changes missions in mid-flow as if it was operating for real in a battlefield. Its special effects, especially during the tank firefight scenes cause the audience to sit up straight and pay attention while its calmer driving scenes just serve to lull into a false sense of security. Overall, Fury is a solid action film that will hold an audiences interest for its 134-minute run time. However, due to the litany of World War Two films that came before, it does not offer anything new and will not have audiences coming immediately back for more.

Reviewer 1's score & comments:

Score: 8 out of 10

Comments:

Fury is a powerful reminder of how much war can take from those involved not just in terms of casualties but the longer lasting psychological torment. Though some have criticised Fury for being overly brutal and gory despite its 15 rating, I found the film to be intensely gripping that portrayed the gritty nature of warfare quite eloquently. Due to this, Fury captivated my attention during both the fast paced, action-filled firefights and the quieter slower character focussed scenes.

Reviewer 2's score & comments:

Score: 7 out of 10

Comments:

Fury left me with two distinctly different opinions. On one hand, the rich storyline delivered a visually appealing action film that flowed at a good pace, had good firefight sequences and semi-decent chemistry between the actors. However, on the other hand, it felt a bit disjointed in place and seemed to be suffering from confusion on what it was trying to achieve. As it flip-flopped between a war film depicting the harsh realities of battle to a fictionalised account of war designed purely to compete / match-up to a specific, better known, critically acclaimed war film...while using all the known war clichés to do so. Overall, Fury is a solid World War Two film that does not delivery anything new and takes very little risks which while entertaining is somewhat disappointing.