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Cinema Effect · April 20 · 1 hr 36 min

#290 - Fury

A gritty and undeniably cool WW2 film, Fury (2014) sees director David Ayer (pronounced Air) at a point before he “lost the sauce,” delivering a brutal story set in the final days of Nazi Germany. Starring Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, and Michael Peña, the film follows a tight knit tank crew navigating the horrors of war from inside their claustrophobic steel machine. The craftsmanship is strong across the board, with standout performances, striking cinematography, and a powerful score, while the character dynamics and underlying tension give us plenty to analyse in the film’s more dramatic moments. While we found aspects of the ending and the archetypes it leans on a bit harder to fully get behind, the tank action is just so cool. And yes, the rounds are actually red and green, somehow making it feel like Star Wars but grounded in realism. After the review, we open up the discussion to other directors who may have declined over time, or simply lost their sauce. Join a crew of wannabe film critics review a different movie every week, and discuss other nonsense. Listen to new episodes every Monday. Record your own podcasts with Zencastr at https://zencastr.com/?via=cinemaeffect to get 30% off today.

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A gritty and undeniably cool WW2 film, Fury (2014) sees director David Ayer (pronounced Air) at a point before he “lost the sauce,” delivering a brutal story set in the final days of Nazi Germany. Starring Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal, and Michael Peña, the film follows a tight knit tank crew navigating the horrors of war from inside their claustrophobic steel machine. The craftsmanship is strong across the board, with standout performances, striking cinematography, and a powerful score, while the character dynamics and underlying tension give us plenty to analyse in the film’s more dramatic moments. While we found aspects of the ending and the archetypes it leans on a bit harder to fully get behind, the tank action is just so cool. And yes, the rounds are actually red and green, somehow making it feel like Star Wars but grounded in realism. After the review, we open up the discussion to other directors who may have declined over time, or simply lost their sauce.

Join a crew of wannabe film critics review a different movie every week, and discuss other nonsense. Listen to new episodes every Monday.

Record your own podcasts with Zencastr at https://zencastr.com/?via=cinemaeffect to get 30% off today.

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