There were millions of unknown soldiers in WW2
some heroic
some cowardly
and some downright stupid. Their stories are compelling
plucked from youth and loved ones
sent to faraway places
dealt an unremarkable death
insignificant in the maelstrom. This is the premise of Overlord. It is a good premise for a film, but that alone cannot save this film from the ash heap.
Overlord has a huge problem the simplicity of its plot. The film is about 83 minutes long of which about half is stock war footage. Seriously, it seemed like they started with the stock and wrote a story around it which led to a very simple plot. Character development is woefully missing in this film. Furthermore there are parts of the film that do nothing to drive the plot forward and leave you wondering what the heck is this about (note the scene with the French money talk about a waste of 5 minutes).
Overlord is a surreal, meandering, simplistic and often times pointless look at the preparation for the D Day invasion. It specifically focuses on one individual soldier's experience and his sense of futility and doom. It is maudlin has very little historical context and uses way too much stock. Finally, it suffers from a downright stupid ending.
In honor of those who fought I begrudgingly give this film a 5 but it deserves a 3!
Overlord has a huge problem the simplicity of its plot. The film is about 83 minutes long of which about half is stock war footage. Seriously, it seemed like they started with the stock and wrote a story around it which led to a very simple plot. Character development is woefully missing in this film. Furthermore there are parts of the film that do nothing to drive the plot forward and leave you wondering what the heck is this about (note the scene with the French money talk about a waste of 5 minutes).
Overlord is a surreal, meandering, simplistic and often times pointless look at the preparation for the D Day invasion. It specifically focuses on one individual soldier's experience and his sense of futility and doom. It is maudlin has very little historical context and uses way too much stock. Finally, it suffers from a downright stupid ending.
In honor of those who fought I begrudgingly give this film a 5 but it deserves a 3!