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Overlord

  • 20182018
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  • 1h 50m
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Iain De Caestecker, Wyatt Russell, Pilou Asbæk, John Magaro, Jacob Anderson, Jovan Adepo, and Mathilde Ollivier in Overlord (2018)
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A small group of American soldiers find horror behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day.A small group of American soldiers find horror behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day.A small group of American soldiers find horror behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day.
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    • Julius Avery
    • Billy Ray(screenplay by)
    • Mark L. Smith(screenplay by)
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    • Jovan Adepo
    • Wyatt Russell
    • Mathilde Ollivier
    • Julius Avery
    • Billy Ray(screenplay by)
    • Mark L. Smith(screenplay by)
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    • Jovan Adepo
    • Wyatt Russell
    • Mathilde Ollivier
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    Jovan Adepo
    Jovan Adepo
    • PFC Edward Boyce
    Wyatt Russell
    Wyatt Russell
    • Cpl. Lewis Ford
    Mathilde Ollivier
    Mathilde Ollivier
    • Chloe Laurent
    Pilou Asbæk
    Pilou Asbæk
    • Captain Wafner
    John Magaro
    John Magaro
    • PFC Lyle Tibbet
    Iain De Caestecker
    Iain De Caestecker
    • PFC Morton Chase
    Jacob Anderson
    Jacob Anderson
    • PFC Charlie Dawson
    Dominic Applewhite
    Dominic Applewhite
    • PFC Jacob Rosenfeld
    Gianny Taufer
    • Paul Laurent
    Joseph Quinn
    Joseph Quinn
    • Grunauer
    Bokeem Woodbine
    Bokeem Woodbine
    • Sergeant Rensin
    Erich Redman
    Erich Redman
    • Dr. Schmidt
    Mark McKenna
    Mark McKenna
    • PFC Murphy
    Hayley Carmichael
    Hayley Carmichael
    • Mrs. Lesner
    Marc Rissmann
    Marc Rissmann
    • Scherzer
    Meg Foster
    Meg Foster
    • Chloe's Aunt
    Sarah Finigan
    Sarah Finigan
    • French Mother
    Gunther Wurger
    • German Officer
      • Julius Avery
      • Billy Ray(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Mark L. Smith(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      Overlord's first sequence, which sees the soldiers jumping from a burning plane, was done by rigging a plane on a gimbal, actually blowing up the front, tilting it as if it were actually falling through the air, and sending stuntmen tumbling through real fire.
    • Goofs
      During the credits, a mock 1940s newsreel shows a United States flag with 50 stars when Jovan Adepo is credited as Boyce. The flag had only 48 stars from 1912 until 1959.
    • Quotes

      Boyce: Three months ago, I was cutting grass on my front yard. The mailman shows up with a letter from the army. Now I'm here, and no idea where I'm going to end up.

    • Alternate versions
      After the film was given the restricted R18+ rating in Australia, Paramount Pictures decided to edit out almost 1 minute of footage to lessen the violence for the cinema version. The subsequent re-submission got the film a more accessible MA15+ rating. Although this version never ended up getting released due to Paramount Pictures changing their minds to instead give the original R18+ rated cut to cinemas.
    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: Overlord (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Bridging the Gap
      Written by Ansel Collins (as Ansel George Collins), Nas (as Nasir Jones), Winston Riley (as Winston Delano Riley), Dave Barker, Salaam Remi (as Salaam Remi Gibbs), Olu Dara, Muddy Waters (as McKinley Morganfield), Melvin London (as Melvin R. London) and Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniels)

      Performed by Nas feat. Olu Dara

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    6/10
    A box-office dud destined for cult status
    At one stage thought to be some form of Cloverfield sequel/prequel, thanks to the association with wonder producer J.J Abrams and his production company Bad Robot, Overlord is very much a film set in its own universe that takes us on a gore filled World War 2 set adventure to occupied France, as a small collection of American soldiers discover that German run labs are not the ideal place to spend time in.

    Directed by upcoming Australian filmmaker Julius Avery whose previous film Son of a Gun showed much promise, Overlord does a lot with its relatively small budget of $38 million as we are thrust into the D-Day invasion and follow a collection of paratroopers on a mission to destroy a German radio bunker set up at the base of an old church building.

    It's not being over the top when you say the first 10 - 20 minutes of Avery's film are some of the most thrilling and dazzling of the last 12 months, with the audience given barely a moment to breathe as the films stunning opening set-piece takes place and we launch out of an under fire carrier plane with Jovan Adepo's Boyce and his fellow soldiers.

    If Overlord had somehow managed to keep this pace, intensity and style up, Avery's film would be a dead-set undeniable gem but sadly the film unleashes its best too early as the film around it, whilst often entertaining and gloriously over the top, just never quite delivers the thrills, spills and chills like you'd wished it had done.

    Truly becoming the cinematic equivalent of the famous Wolfenstein video game series (which must've been a direct inspiration for this tale), Overlord's mix of war time action, sci-fi, straight up visceral horror (found within the Nazi's underground labs) and thriller doesn't always hold up, even if it's great to see a film of this ilk play it completely straight with Overlord forgoing laughs as there's no winking to the camera as the nefarious goings on begin to take hold.

    It's a gore-filled and claret flowing exercise, with Avery clearly at home with the action side of things and a little less so at character building, with side players like Wyatt Russell's knuckle-duster loving Ford, John Magaro's stereotypical Italian solider and Mathilde Ollivier's token French female tomboy Chloe having fun but remaining fairly forgettable with Game of Thrones star Pilou Asbæk stealing the acting show with his turn as evil Nazi Wafner.

    You never regret going along for this ride with enough imagination, impressive make-up and special effects and darkly imagined horrors such a soldiers traumatic return from death keeping things moving and ever watchable, you just can't help but feel like Overlord had the potential to become a genuine classic of its genre mash-up.

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    There's a lot to like about Overlord (an unfortunate box-office dud) that's likely to find a much a larger audience on home release but despite its many strengths and standout individual scenes, this Wolfenstein come to life is a mostly enjoyable but mostly forgettable affair.

    3 bullet wounds out of 5
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      • November 9, 2018 (United States)
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      • Leavesden Studios, Warner Drive, Leavesden, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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