It's undeniably a fun time and a proper send-up of hoorah pro military films, but the sheer amateurish nature of it really bogs the film down. Neil Marshall is a great director and this feels like it was him working out all the bad instincts he had, leading to greater things down the road.
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Wounds 2019
It's always at least somewhat interesting when this much talent works on a project that ends up a total mess. Was there a point where this thing could have worked? Maybe, but with bits like the 30something Armie Hammer calling a group of young college students "Fucking millennials" I kind of doubt it.
And truly LOL at that ending.
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Long Shot 2019
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