10s Movie Review - Overlord

Director: Julius Avery
Genre: Horror/Action/ Adventure
Runtime: 110 minutes
Year: 2018
Starring: Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier, Pilou Asbæk, John Magaro, Iain De Caestecker, Jacob Anderson, Dominic Applewhite, Joseph Quinn, Bokeem Woodbine, Erich Redman, Mark McKenna, Hayley Carmichael

Description: A group of American soldiers find horror behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day.

Review: That “Overlord” is not a conventional war movie, is no secret. ‘Horror pulp during D-Day’ is too good of a selling point for marketeers not to exploit. That the film is thus stripped of its surprise is unfortunate. But still this wasn’t exactly what I thought it was going to be.
“Overlord” starts as a traditional war film, with a setup that bears plenty of similarities to the series “Band of Brothers”. Here, too, we follow a handful of American soldoers who are dropped behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day for a mission to expedite the infantry landing on the beaches of Normandy. As usual, all sorts of things go wrong in the process and there are some clashing personalities in the company. There is even a sniper who boasts that he will end the war by shooting Adolf Hitler in the head so that everyone can go home. Almost exactly as the sniper in “Saving Private Ryan” expressed his intensions.
Gradually, to their horror, the soldiers find out what genre they have been parachuted into. Because the film takes a turn for the supernatural. And when this starts, the film is unstoppable and very strong and exciting. It’s at times a gruesome film with creepy images that will give you the chills. And overall I really enjoyed “Overlord”.

Rating: 3,5/ 5