 |
| photo courtesy of w3livenews.com |
J.J. Abrams co-produces
Overlord, a science fiction horror film
set just before D-Day in Nazi-occupied France. Private Boyce (Jovan Adepo) and
his fellow soldiers parachute into France ahead of the Allied invasion to
destroy a critical Axis radio tower. As the team zeroes in on its target, they
uncover the sickening results of Nazi scientific experiments. To succeed in
their mission, they’ll have to infiltrate the compound without awakening the
Nazis’ ungodly creations.
Overlord
bills itself as an unabashed thrill ride—a gory and glorious Nazi-zombie video
game come to life. The plot may or may not be important, but as long as
everything is stylish and pulpy and there are lots of machine guns, we’re on
track. Well, genre fans can go ahead and start rejoicing, because Overlord pretty much delivers on that promise.
 |
| Boyce and Rosenfeld (Dominic Applewhite). photo courtesy of variety.com |
Overlord
is a dose of pure escapism for a very specific kind of person. It offers heavy
doses of violent action, equally plentiful scares, and throws in some fun accents
for free. Perhaps most impressively, it keeps all these things coming from the
opening sequence—a chaotic airplane ride over occupied France—to its rather
literally explosive finale.
If Overlord never quite transcends its component pieces, it’s because the
movie doesn’t lean into its premise with enough confidence. It’s neither as
stylish or intelligent as Inglorious
Basterds, nor as sensational as its B-movie inspirations. It also features plenty
of clichés and a pair of underdeveloped villains. But insofar as Overlord exists to bring on the bloody
Nazi-zombie action, it satisfies.
Overlord is
rated R.
TRAILER
Watch the trailer here.
 |
| Chloe (Mathilde Ollivier). photo courtesy of denofgeek.com |
No comments:
Post a Comment