Murder Company
- 2024
- 1h 26m
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3.6/10
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In the midst of the D-Day invasion, a group of US soldiers are given orders to smuggle a member of the French resistance behind enemy lines to assassinate a high-value Nazi target.In the midst of the D-Day invasion, a group of US soldiers are given orders to smuggle a member of the French resistance behind enemy lines to assassinate a high-value Nazi target.In the midst of the D-Day invasion, a group of US soldiers are given orders to smuggle a member of the French resistance behind enemy lines to assassinate a high-value Nazi target.
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The Americans are guarding this 'bridge' that if the Nazi's get control of the Americans will loose the war. The bridge is over a creek that a toddler could cross without getting his feet wet. Not sure why they didn't show a big awesome bridge from somewhere else, but they didn't.
The French resistance fighter took out countless Germans without ever missing a shot and never needed to reload his bolt action rifle
So basically a really dumb (almost non existent) storyline - so so acting.
Totally a good movie 'Not to Watch' unless you are into pain. 'I still Can't believe I watched the Whole thing'
The French resistance fighter took out countless Germans without ever missing a shot and never needed to reload his bolt action rifle
So basically a really dumb (almost non existent) storyline - so so acting.
Totally a good movie 'Not to Watch' unless you are into pain. 'I still Can't believe I watched the Whole thing'
It's D-day. American soldiers are scattered behind German lines. General Haskel (Kelsey Grammer) has a mission for five disparate soldiers from different companies. They have to rescue a French resistance fighter who would lead them to an important Nazi general in charge of transportation.
This is your basic war B-movie. I don't recognize any of the main actors except for Kelsey Grammer. Most of the budget was probably spent on him. He did some scenes with the main guys and then did a bunch of other scenes with a bunch of nobodies. It probably took him a week, five business days. The action ranges from passable to poorly staged. There are two big battles when around five good guys kill about fifty Nazis. They do throw in a couple of death scenes for the good guys. There is an evil Nazi at the end of road. This is not good.
This is your basic war B-movie. I don't recognize any of the main actors except for Kelsey Grammer. Most of the budget was probably spent on him. He did some scenes with the main guys and then did a bunch of other scenes with a bunch of nobodies. It probably took him a week, five business days. The action ranges from passable to poorly staged. There are two big battles when around five good guys kill about fifty Nazis. They do throw in a couple of death scenes for the good guys. There is an evil Nazi at the end of road. This is not good.
From the start, there were some red flags I noticed pretty quick. Any period piece has to do due diligence on the locations, costumes, and jargon. The locations were ok, but the uniforms and jargon were off. Their conduct during operations were questionable as well. Generals do not give operational briefings to troops. It runs down-hill for the officers to the sergeants. The sergeants told the soldiers only what they Need-To-Know.
For example, you do not salute while in theatre of operations (combat zone). Saluting to an officer told any would be sniper who they should shoot ant. Also, officers did not wear shiny rank or medals for that same reason. Army issued field rank would be subdued for all ranks. The shiny stuff was only worn in garrison.
A two star general would not typically be that far forward to enemy lines. Generals could not be in-harms-way, the capture of military intelligence from a high ranking officer could be devastating.
As for jargon, the Army loves its acronyms. In a movie, you have to sprinkle some in to make the movie believable; too much and you lose the civilians.
During WWII, the Army was still segregated. Soldiers of color typically served as cooks, drivers, and maintenance workers with only a few exceptions. President Truman ordered desegregation in 1948.
The costumes (uniforms) were close, but they obviously didn't have the budget to do the movie justice.
For a few thousand dollars the producers could have hired a military consultant and got most of this if not all this right.
Hiring a few head-liners is not going to be save a movie. The devil is in the details.
Overall, the characters were likable and most were believable.
For example, you do not salute while in theatre of operations (combat zone). Saluting to an officer told any would be sniper who they should shoot ant. Also, officers did not wear shiny rank or medals for that same reason. Army issued field rank would be subdued for all ranks. The shiny stuff was only worn in garrison.
A two star general would not typically be that far forward to enemy lines. Generals could not be in-harms-way, the capture of military intelligence from a high ranking officer could be devastating.
As for jargon, the Army loves its acronyms. In a movie, you have to sprinkle some in to make the movie believable; too much and you lose the civilians.
During WWII, the Army was still segregated. Soldiers of color typically served as cooks, drivers, and maintenance workers with only a few exceptions. President Truman ordered desegregation in 1948.
The costumes (uniforms) were close, but they obviously didn't have the budget to do the movie justice.
For a few thousand dollars the producers could have hired a military consultant and got most of this if not all this right.
Hiring a few head-liners is not going to be save a movie. The devil is in the details.
Overall, the characters were likable and most were believable.
I find it difficult to describe how awful this film is. The characters are all one dimensional, the enemy (German troops) is portrayed as incompetent boobs, and the dialogue is shallow.
In supposedly hot combat zones, American soldiers discuss whether an officer is dead or not while the Germans assemble to machine gun them down, but to no avail, one of the good guys sneaks up behind and kills all them! Then calmly goes about his day.
Dialogue is all trite, filled with cliches and old, tiring stories that have been done a dozen times before, with some minor change. Truthfully, this production was more like the "Apocalypse Now" production done in Rushmore than an actual war film.
In supposedly hot combat zones, American soldiers discuss whether an officer is dead or not while the Germans assemble to machine gun them down, but to no avail, one of the good guys sneaks up behind and kills all them! Then calmly goes about his day.
Dialogue is all trite, filled with cliches and old, tiring stories that have been done a dozen times before, with some minor change. Truthfully, this production was more like the "Apocalypse Now" production done in Rushmore than an actual war film.
The plot was pretty flimsy. The acting performances were reasonable considering everyone is an unknown other than Grammar with an almost cameo appearances. The fighting action would have been better if it was more realistic. Also some of the killings were just plain lazy film making. I am not a fan of 20 foot apart open ground machine gun battles. Much of it was not realistic, and some of it was quite cheesy. Nevertheless, it was not a complete waste of time, and it was slightly entertaining. Music was uninspired to say the least. Dialog was not great, but not terrible either. Direction was quite weak. It is entirely forgettable.
Did you know
- TriviaBased on a true story.
- GoofsThe US soldiers keep telling that their mission is to take the French resistance man to Bastogne. Bastogne is located in Belgium and was never part of the Normandy campaign.
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General Haskel: The only upside is the Germans are even more confused than we are.
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- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
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