Allied (2016)
In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
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Too much of everything
SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.
There is always much anticipation when Robert Zemeckis released a movie and while "Allied" did not win any major awards, it's still a good entry into Zemeckis' wonderful library of films."Allied" stars Brad Pitt as a Canadian intelligence officer and Marion Cotillard as a French Resistance fighter who were put together as a faux husband and wife in order to collect information against the Nazis in Casablanca during World War II. Eventually their relationship begins to develop and sure enough plans are about to change. The chemistry between the two was great and the scenes in which they were intimate were well made, high notes on the car in the desert storm scene.It is labeled as a war film, but war is not the most important thing in the movie, as hope and romance stand out in Zemeckis' glamorous and graceful style, adding to it beautiful costumes and set-pieces."Allied" is a great choice of film when it comes to romance during wartime and a good choice to watch with the person special to you.
If you watched Jin-Roh, that awesome japanese anime movie, when you watch this one you will know what I mean (the color of the hat she wears at the end proves my point). If you didn't watch Jin-Roh, stop wasting your life and go watch it. And then maybe watch this one. Maybe.
I always thought of Robert Zemeckis as a hit or miss director. I hated Beowulf but I loved Death Becomes Her for instance. Allied falls right in the middle. An old fashion WWII drama and when I say old fashion I mean, musty, tired. Mr and Mrs Smith territory but with the major plus of Marion Cottillard. She is wonderful. Brad Pitt, who I love, looked like a special effect and being in a Robert Zemeckis movie I thought that he might be. Very strange. The simple premise of discovering that your spouse is not who you thought she was, opens a world of dramatic opportunities but there is something about Robert Zemeckis that makes me think he doesn't really care about the human interaction, no. he seems, always, much more focus in the special effects. Allies is no exception and in fact it has a couple of breathtaking visual coups. Unfortunately the actual drama left me completely cold.
Beautiful movie with unexpected final. Marion Cotillard's acting is excellent.