'Fury' (R) ***1/2
As the Allies make their final push in World War II, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank and his crew (including Jon Bernthal, Shia LaBeouf, and Michael Pena) on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Out-numbered, out-gunned, and with a rookie soldier (Logan Lerman) thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany. From David Ayer, the director of 'End of Watch', 'Sabotage', 'Harsh Times' and 'Street Kings'.
This definitely is one of the better movies I've seen this year. It's also very intense and probably by far the most violent movie I've seen this year and the bleakest movie I've seen in awhile. War is hell, and this movie NEVER shies away from that for it's entire 2 hour, 14 minute running time. It also boasts a great score, excellent cinematography, and strong performances from the main cast, with Lerman and Pitt being the two standouts in my opinion. It's a rough sit at times with it's intensity, but it's well worth it.
'Locke' (R) **
Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) receives a phone call on his drive home from work, which sets in motion a series of subsequent phone calls that will change his life. Apart from seeing him get off work and some exterior shots of a highway, the entire movie takes place within Ivan's car as he talks to various people on the phone. That's the entire movie in a nutshell...
I rented this from Redbox after reading many good things about the movie. Great cinematography aside, this was a bit tedious to sit through with a flat, almost monotonous performance by Tom Hardy. Also hurts that half of the conversations, despite having a great impact on his work and his family, aren't even all that interesting to listen to. Sure sometimes on longer road trips when I'm driving by myself I tend to talk to myself, but that doesn't mean an 85 minute movie about it would be very exciting.
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