Fury (2014)
Excellent portrayal of a grizzled American tank crew as it forces it's way through Germany towards Berlin. Brad Pitt and Logan Lerman give fine portrayals as a battle weary sergeant and wet behind the ears rookie tank gunner.
A film that doesn't glamorize the Second World War, David Ayers movie is a near damning indictment of both sides and as much an anti-war movie as eighties Vietnam films like Platoon.
Although there is plenty of gripping, well shot action, the showdown with the Tiger is a particular highlight, much of the film is a character study of the tank crew who more often than not come across as wholly unlikable characters and it's only towards the end that their true camaraderie show.
I really liked this. Far superior to the recent other Hollywood war movie The Monuments Men. Recommended.
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