On the eve of D-Day, the 5th of June, 1944, several American paratroopers are dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion's success: destroy a radio tower built in a little castle of an old French town that the Third Reich uses for communication between Berlin and Normandy beaches' bunkers. Due to the intense enemy fire, the planes are shot down, and most soldiers die in the landing or are killed by the Nazis' night patrols after they land. However, a private named Ed Boyce survives to find Corporal Ford, a last-minute incorporation from Italy and a veteran expert in bombs and explosives, rogue sniper Tibbet, war photographer Chase, and finally private Dawson. After they watch the killing of their superior Sargeant Eldson by a Nazi night patrol, Ford becomes the leader of the group, and they try to get the town with the tower in order to complete the mission. In the forest close to the town they meet Chloe, a villager who assists the soldiers in her home with ... Written by Chockys (Courtesy of Internet Movie Database)
OVERLORD (2018) Is directed by Julius Avery, written by Billy Ray & Mark L. Smith, and produced by J.J. Abrams & Lindsey Weber.
Having seen the trailer to get me excited for this film, seeing what looked like zombies, I was happy to see it finally arrive. Upon watching the film I found it immediately engaging with an incredible opening sequence.
As the film moved along, I found the film's scope rather limiting and, at the same time, a bit simplistic. Then, realizing the film was not going in your typical zombie format crossed up my expectations, leaving me a bit disappointed.
In the End: OVERLORD turned out to be a different film than I expected. Yet it still was entertaining, although I may forget this film in a few weeks or two as it didn’t do anything memorable for me. So for this film, I give it 2.5 stars of 5.
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