By Emmanuel Gutierrez |Asst. Features Editor| "Fury" directed and written by David Ayer, portrays a visually stunning tale with brawn and guts that may satiate any war genre withdrawals, but disappoints with a mediocre lead actor. As the Allies march their way through the heart of Nazi Germany, the film begins with Wardaddy, played by Bradd Pitt, losing one of the best of his platoon in a tank battle. The empty seat is filled by Logan Lerman’s character Norman, the wide-eyed and innocent, novice soldier skilled in the deadly art of bookkeeping. Much of the plot deals with Norman’s repulsion and reluctance to join the mindless animosity exhibited by his war-hardened … [Read more...] about Blood and guts but not convincing
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‘Three Musketeers’ musters little believability or interest
By Marissa Graham |Staff Writer| To be perfectly blunt, The movie Three Musketeers was a huge disappointment. From the production to a certain actress’ performance, it looks like this is one film that will soon be forgotten. The movie is about D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman), a poor young man that sets out to follow his father’s footsteps in becoming a Musketeer. He is a head strong character with a fearless attitude, which frequently gets him in trouble. D’Artagnan quickly makes several enemies in Paris, including Athos (Matthew MacFadyen), Porthos (Ray Stevenson) and Aramis (Luke Evans). He was saddened by the fact that the men he grew up admiring were less than what he … [Read more...] about ‘Three Musketeers’ musters little believability or interest