Fury REVIEW:

Brad Pitt reprises his role as
an American badass in
WWII

Fury opens on German battlefield in 1945. As the the flames of the battle are dying down, the crew of Fury, a US Army tank, are working to get it running again. The crew consists of three soldiers, "Bible," "Gordo,"
and "Coon-Ass," their Sergeant "Wardaddy," and their dead gunner, who is quickly replaced by a clerical worker, Private Ellison, with just 8 weeks in the Army. As the war is slowly coming to an end, Fury joins a convoy of tanks that makes its way through Germany. After a few horrifyingly devastating battles, Fury is the only one remaining and the radio is down. While passing through a small, rural town, they hit a land mine, making Fury immobile. When Ellison spots an entire German battalion marching over the hill towards them, they quickly realize that their only options are to hide in the forest and wait for them to pass through or to stay with Fury and fight.

"Multifaceted Shia LaBeouf"

The witty dialogue and interesting character development were supported by an incredibly talented cast which included Brad Pitt as Don "Wardaddy" Collier, Shia LaBeouf (that kid from Even Stevens) as Boyd "Bible" Swan, Logan Lerman (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) as Norman Ellison, Michael Peña (Cesar Chavez, Crash) as Trini "Gordo" Garcia, Jonathan Bernthal (The Wolf of Wall Street) as Grady "Coon-Ass" Travis, and Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter) as Captain Waggoner. It was a spectacular ensemble cast, and as you may have heard, Brad Pitt recently announced that Shia LaBeouf is one of the "best actors he's ever seen."

The film was gritty and raw with its depictions of battle and the horrors of war. It was dramatically compelling and I also learned some new German phrases while watching the film:

Was ist Ihre Lieblingsfarbe? (What is your favorite color?)

Sind Sie ein guter Tänzer? (Are you a good dancer?)

Haben Sie fette Mädchen gerne? (Do you like fat girls?)

4/5 A damn good drama.