Incredibly monotonous, which is a surprise given it's a war film. Expected so much more.
Despite an intriguing concept, 'Tobruk' bored me from almost the very beginning. It gives you absolutely zero reason to care for the characters, aside from the obvious that is Allies v. Nazis; that's lazy, more depth is needed for Craig and the rest. I didn't connect to them one jot.
The aforementioned can be ignored if the acting and premise is a cut above, neither of which are unfortunately. Even minutes after watching, I'm struggling to remember any of the faces except for Rock Hudson (Craig) and Norman Rossington; who plays the somewhat amusing Alfie.
Premise-wise it has potential, though it never lifts off the ground. For the majority it's simply dull, even when the action eventually arrives at the conclusion I had very little interest left in me.
I do appreciate how the film looks and a couple of the shots, but even there there's issues. As most is set in the desert, it never feels like you're moving toward Tobruk; most scenes feel way too similar. The music is poor also, with a lot of empty silences throughout.
This probably should be getting a lower rating, but there's something nagging away at me suggesting anything lower than 5 would be unfair; perhaps the film just doesn't click with me?
War history enthusiasts may love this, but in my opinion it's an extremely underwhelming production.
Despite an intriguing concept, 'Tobruk' bored me from almost the very beginning. It gives you absolutely zero reason to care for the characters, aside from the obvious that is Allies v. Nazis; that's lazy, more depth is needed for Craig and the rest. I didn't connect to them one jot.
The aforementioned can be ignored if the acting and premise is a cut above, neither of which are unfortunately. Even minutes after watching, I'm struggling to remember any of the faces except for Rock Hudson (Craig) and Norman Rossington; who plays the somewhat amusing Alfie.
Premise-wise it has potential, though it never lifts off the ground. For the majority it's simply dull, even when the action eventually arrives at the conclusion I had very little interest left in me.
I do appreciate how the film looks and a couple of the shots, but even there there's issues. As most is set in the desert, it never feels like you're moving toward Tobruk; most scenes feel way too similar. The music is poor also, with a lot of empty silences throughout.
This probably should be getting a lower rating, but there's something nagging away at me suggesting anything lower than 5 would be unfair; perhaps the film just doesn't click with me?
War history enthusiasts may love this, but in my opinion it's an extremely underwhelming production.