"Fury" Movie Review

Starring Brad Pitt. I remember when it was in the theaters, and it looked interesting, but I didn't see it and suddenly it seemed to be gone. It's getting some pre-Oscar attention so Melanie and I rented it.

Enjoyable flick. A fun night-at-the-movies picture. Entertaining, thrilling, and it makes excitement out of something that sounds boring: a tank crew. A WWII tank crew. Tank fighting. Wow.....

You won't believe it, but the most thrilling, gripping movies I saw in 2014 are "Whiplash" about a kid drumming, and this one, "Fury."

I don't think "Fury" is a "great" movie, but it's a great movie. Entertaining. Edge-of-your-seat in parts. It takes an unusual premise and makes something emotional from it. It demonstrates how any good movie has to be about the people - the characters - as much as about the events. Put bland people in an action movie and you'll yawn: Oh, it's just about the special effects. Put exciting, grounded characters - good actors - in a non-adventure, and you'll connect with the story, the movie. Yes, a generalization, but a true one.

"Fury" gets them both right, great characters and actors in an interesting story. I was surprised by it. I enjoyed it. I was surprised at how much Melanie enjoyed it too.