MikeLast night’s flick pick was Overlord.
I last saw this JJ Abrams production in theaters, and a lot of it had already faded from memory (it’s been almost seven years since the premiere, after all), so a rewatch was definitely in order.
I do like this movie – hell, it’s about as close as we’ll ever get to a Wolfenstein adaptation without actually being Wolfenstein – but I wish I liked it even more. It’s got all the makings of a (cult) classic: solid production, killer sets, costumes, and effects. But something about it just feels… well, meh.
Last night, I finally realized why: the characters are paper-thin, stereotypical caricatures, and none of the actors have much charisma (yeah, Wyatt ain’t his old man, that’s for sure). That side of things really drags the movie down. It’s not just that the American soldiers are bland – the main villain, played by Pilou Asbæk, is also incredibly forgettable and about as intimidating as a soggy sandwich.
Right now, this sits at a 3 or 3.5 out of 5 for me, depending on the mood, mostly thanks to the evil Nazi scientists and that sweet Wolfenstein vibe. But man, with a better cast and actual characters, this could’ve been a straight-up five-star banger.
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I last saw this JJ Abrams production in theaters, and a lot of it had already faded from memory (it’s been almost seven years since the premiere, after all), so a rewatch was definitely in order.
I do like this movie – hell, it’s about as close as we’ll ever get to a Wolfenstein adaptation without actually being Wolfenstein – but I wish I liked it even more. It’s got all the makings of a (cult) classic: solid production, killer sets, costumes, and effects. But something about it just feels… well, meh.
Last night, I finally realized why: the characters are paper-thin, stereotypical caricatures, and none of the actors have much charisma (yeah, Wyatt ain’t his old man, that’s for sure). That side of things really drags the movie down. It’s not just that the American soldiers are bland – the main villain, played by Pilou Asbæk, is also incredibly forgettable and about as intimidating as a soggy sandwich.
Right now, this sits at a 3 or 3.5 out of 5 for me, depending on the mood, mostly thanks to the evil Nazi scientists and that sweet Wolfenstein vibe. But man, with a better cast and actual characters, this could’ve been a straight-up five-star banger.
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Chris Sawin