Review of Fury (2014) by Alex F — 28 Jan 2017

David Ayer's gruesome no-nonsence World War II drama is as compelling as it is merciless. The action starts in 1945, just a couple of weeks before Germany's surrender. The commander of a Sherman tank, Don "Wardaddy" Collier, played with brilliant gusto and conviction by Brad Pitt, is a taciturn battle-scarred veteran who has no mercy for the enemy.

He and his loyal crew of miscreants which are exceptionally played by Michael Pena as the tank diver Trini, Shia LaBeouf as the Bible-quoting gunner Boyd, and Jon Bernthal as the redneck ammo loader Grady, and joining this band of misfits is a young nervous knock-kneed newcomer named Norman Ellison, played impressively by Logan Lerman, a typist who never imagined that he would end up behind Nazi enemy lines.

Now Wardaddy will heroically lead his men and their 30 ton Sherman tank nicknamed "Fury" into the heart of the Nazi conflict. They have faced death my times before and are determined to survive this last battle to the end.

Astute direction by David Ayer, with superlative supporting performances by Jim Parrack, Kevin Vance, Xavier Samuel, Jason Isaacs, Anamaria Marinca, and Alica von Rittberg. This well-crafted engrossing film shows the ground-level intensity and unrelenting murderous violence of the battlefield like no other film before, it's kinetic bloody battle sequences will leave you shaken and exhausted.

Not since Steven Spielberg's Academy Award winning World War II epic "Saving Private Ryan," has their been a more realistic and terrifying depiction of the brutality and horrors of war. Indeed war is hell and this unforgettable film shows it in every way! Note: Warning this film is not for the squeamish.

Highly Recommended.