Pulse-pounding and real
Film critic Jason Evans is here to tell you about movies in
less time than it takes to reload your M16. His reviews are exactly 100 words
long (99 is never enough and 101 is too much). Here is his 100-word review of
Warfare.
The Premise: We join the members of a platoon of Navy Seals as they are
on a mission in Iraq in 2006. They occupy a building and wait for what to do
next, but soon notice that insurgents in the area are moving on their position.
For the next 2 hours we are right there as the group tries to beat back an assault and escape from enemy territory. The film’s tag line reads:
“Everything is based on memory.” It was written and directed by acclaimed
filmmaker Alex Garland (Civil War, Ex Machina) along with Ray Mendoza, an
ex-Seal who wanted to bring to the screen one of the most harrowing days of his
life. It features an ensemble cast including Will Poulter (We’re The Millers,
The Bear, Guardians of the Galaxy 3), Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things, Quiet
Place: Day One, Fantastic Four: First Steps), and Michael Gandolfini (The Many
Saints of Newark).
The 100 Words: Visceral, brutal, and intense, this film screams “war is
hell” for all to hear. Warfare doesn’t tell a traditional narrative story -- we
don’t get to know the characters all that much and the stripped down plot
basically boils down to, “can we get out of this alive?” The sense that any
moment could be your last permeates every frame. The sound and camera work are
both first-rate and the tension is present in every moment. I don’t know how
well it works for a wide audience, but if you wonder about the “fog of war,”
this film is a must-see.
Reach out to Jason Evans on Twitter @JasonDukeEvans
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