Fury

It truly is a cinematic moment worth experiencing when a group of soldiers who are just a bullet away from death chant "Best job ever!". Fury is undoubtedly a hardcore, serious film that will stun you with its power-packed presentation. With stupendous performances by A-list actors, this movie is definitely recommended for one and all.

I would recommend that the movie be watched because it is a good watch undoubtedly. But it's not a Saving Private Ryan or any other war classic that it is feverishly being made out to be.

Brad Pitt's Fury is the first one off the block from the long list of war movies to hit the screens this year, and, quite inevitably, it will be compared with the one true king of of war movies. Is it better than Saving Private Ryan? Absolutely not. Is it really terrible then? Again, absolutely not.

While Fury never lulls, it also doesn't surprise as a war drama, its emotional range rather limited. Nonetheless, the film is a hard reminder that with war leaves many scars, both seen and unseen.

Director David Ayer gives this motion picture his best shot. He tries to spruce up the action. He even sneaks in one or two great lines. Dialogue like 'Ideals are peaceful, history is violent' muster up enough steam. But all said and done, this authentically styled but not-so-new picture ends up at the mercy of its superstar lead. And if you like watching a film for Brad Pitt, this one's bang bang!

Ayer did a lot of research to make sure everything was authentic and the look and feel of the movie does transport you back to those times, or what we imagine Europe in 1945 looked like. Smoke and mirrors rule and you can watch Fury to see Commando comics come alive.

Fury is a genre war film that rises above the generic, thanks to believable central performances that deliver its uncomfortably realistic content of battle carnage and moral ambiguities.