AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

nsamarman Another reviewer said he was hesitant mentioning this movie with "Saving Private Ryan". I will not hesitate in the least. This is the kind of movie that war movie buffs live for. A story with characters we care for. A story with characters we can love. It is a story that typifies many untold WWII stories: about one group of people at their worst, and another group at their best. That is how great stories are written, and this IS a great one. Enjoy this movie, and wipe the tears from your eyes at the end.I was delighted to discover that the first person appearing in the film was the actor who played Foyle's son in the great British television series "Foyle's War". But I was very surprised to see him in the role of a Yank leading a small band of Brit specialty soldiers. I liked him in FW, and I loved him in this movie, as much as I ever have loved a character who displays real character.This movie is definitely a sleeper, which happens to rhyme with keeper.

adamm-18 First off, I'm not a fan of war films. So coming at this independent film with that attitude, the film has a hurdle to get over. And happily it achieves it. I thoroughly enjoyed this film. The films is at its best when focusing on the relationships between the core group. There is real chemistry between the group which is a miracle to achieve on independent films. Best sequence is the ambush sequence in the middle of the film. Tense, exciting and really well filmed. Budgets are something that not all films have an abundance off, but this gets those things right that money can't buy.

Tim Little This is my first review, and I was inspired to submit it, in part, by how appalling this film is....and by other reviews giving it a favourable notice and possibly luring people into wasting a couple of hours of their lives watching what is, essentially no more than an animated teenagers comic.... such as the Commando magazines I used to colour in back in the day. The acting and direction are laugh-out- loud bad and the plot, such as it is, ludicrous. It contains all the clichés (All American hero stages a remarkable recovery from near fatal infection, comedy German accents and heroic French peasant popping up the stairs to save the day, trite dedication at the end credits) and corny dialogue. The budget battle scenes look like they were staged by the local historical re-enactment society clumped on the village green on a Sunday afternoon. This film has no redeeming features and I'd be surprised if we see any of the actors portraying the British officers at headquarters ever again. So perhaps, after all, Allies has served a purpose. Honestly, life is short. There are hundreds of better things to do with your time.

darthurs I find myself being burned quite frequently these days by the review scores on IMDb. I guess it is a testament to the sites popularity that efforts are obviously made these days to drive up scores.Personally when I see an above average score I double check on rotten tomatoes, where Allies doesn't even have a score - IE it's gone completely unnoticed into the world.Anyhoo, I won't waste your time with the plot which has been covered in other reviews. Nor will I dwell on the diabolical script / camera work etc.I'm a WW2 buff so gave this a punt, but much as I love the genre I do require a bit of realism from battle scenes and I got none of that here.For example, British para's - I was one - do NOT wear red berets in combat (for reasons I'd hope would be obvious). The soldiers in the film did, whilst they stood around in bunched groups trading pot shots with the Germans. The para who poked his up over the grass verge to take a quick peek wearing what was effectively a red lantern on his head deserved what happened, sniped of all things by a machine gunner.Whilst still under fire squaddies do not take a break to run back to a fallen comrade and squat by him - in the open - to bemoan the tragedies of war.Give this one a miss.