Had I given Fury a grade yesterday, it would have been B. Today, it's C-ish, and I'm feeling generous. No spoilers, I hope...
Posted by
Mop (aka rburriel)
Nov 2 '14, 14:20
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I think Jovian said it best when he said a couple of scenes were contrived. In fact, there are perhaps four scenes of dialogue in the movie, and they're longish, dragging the movie down. And they're all contrived. They're designed to develop the characters, but the characters come out as little more than one dimension cardboard cutouts. Brad Pitt's character is nothing more than a simple knock off of Tom Hanks's character from Saving Private Ryan.
The movie is full of Hollywood tropes. You couldn't more easily tell who was going to die if you put a red shirt on them. The ultimate moral of the story is utterly simplistic and you're beat over the head with it from the start. Clint Eastwood should have come ambling through on a horse so he could tell us "It's a hell of a thing, killing a man..." Speaking of horses, there's an underlying horse narrative in the movie that's meant to give depth to the story, but ultimately it's just David Ayer shouting "Hey, I'm Terrence Malick!" No. No you're not. And frankly, you should aspire to something greater anyway.
Shockingly, Shia LaBeouf is probably the best character in the movie, conflicted but with some depth. There's nothing wrong with Brad Pitt's acting, but he's given a somewhat weak character to portray.
The best part are the combat scenes where are absurdly intense. It really gives you a feel of being there. The whole movie, in fact, is very intense. They turn it up to 10 from the start and never let go. Which just hurts the moments of dialogue all the more because you're at the edge of your seat the whole time, expecting something to happen and usually, something does happen, it just takes too long.
Blah. Coupled with the downbeat story, this makes for a movie I wouldn't mind ever not seeing again.
Mop
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