Michael's Movie Grade: B-
A fun action flick.
Though this movie is based on a real story of the 1941 British special operation, Operation Postmaster, this is not to be taken as a serious war drama. It takes a very simplified and fictionalized look at this true story. This is done to the point where this becomes less of a war movie and more of an action film with World War 2 as a backdrop. However, taken for what it is this is a fun movie. Though this film may not feature as much of the more eccentric filmmaking of some of director Guy Ritche's other movies, it still has very much of his great visual style. Because of this, it is a very handsome looking movie. There are some set pieces that truly stand out here, such as the song number. Guy Ritche of course knows perfectly how to handle an action scene and the action scenes here are tons of fun. In this department it provides the R-rated nazi killing goodness that people came to see this picture for.
The characters in this film work well enough. They are likable and fun to watch. However, there is not much to them. Because of this they are far from memorable. Being far from memorable is the biggest flaw of this movie. I enjoyed watching it, but I doubt that in a few months I will remember too much about it.
This is a really fun movie but has little to make it stand out from many current action films.
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