Fury is another entry into the filled to bursting array of World War II epic movies that have been made in the last half a century. The good news? It is a good movie different from the rest because of its main draw: tanks.
The horrors of war are clearly explored throughout the movie and that brings in amazing, albeit incredibly difficult to watch, fight scenes. I cannot tell you how many times I saw people literally jumped during the more intense battles. It did not shy away from bringing reality into the fights, and that just made them more intense to watch.
What really makes this movie work, though, are the incredible performances by the leading men. Sure, Brad Pitt is amazing as always, but the true scene stealer may actually have ben Shia LaBeouf. Yes, the actor that has made headlines this past year for becoming a little too eccentric for his own good has, arguably, the best performance of the film as the religious one of the group. While his work may have been some of the best, the rest of the cast held their own. Even little Logan Lerman, best known for the Percy Jackson films, proved that he could act with the best of them and is not just another actor doomed to only be in YA book adaptations. Without these great performances and the visible chemistry between the cast, this movie would probably not have worked.
Bottom line: With so real they hurt to watch battle scenes and fantastic acting, this movie is a worthwhile entry into World War II epics.
Grade: B
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