Entertaining, compelling and action packed (by Mischief810) |
This film illustrates the brilliance of the nascent Saints and Soldiers franchise and after watching The Void, you'll pray that more installments are coming.The first few scenes have some clumsy, cheesy dialogue that tries to develop the characters. That's on the director's shoulders. But stick around--the real character development and some quality acting comes once the shells and bullets start to fly.This is a compelling plot--an African American soldier is, through no fault of his own, thrown in with a couple of tank crews with a few men who don't want him around. I <more> |
This is tanking! (by pistonpunch) |
I watched Fury to see some sweet tank battles, but instead just got a recap of the horrors of Americans at war: murder, rape, suicide, etc. Now Saints and Soldiers: The Void is exactly what I wanted: lots of tank lingo, tank battles, tank maneuvers, tank driving, and a story that is a simple "the good guys are good and they prevail" without making every German look like a maniacal, goose-stepping Nazi. And the Hellcats! They're all "Pew pew Pz.IV!" and the Pz.IV's are like "Derp! BOOM! Take that Hellcats". And spoiler alert one guy overcomes racism. <more> |
Great backdrop, Authentic feel, Dialogue could be improved (by PBock124) |
If you come into Saints and Soldiers: The Void and watch it for what it is, overall you will be pleased. 1 The Plot/Dialogue: From beginning to end, the story definitely has direction, as you'd be pressed to find a scene where the narrative feels like it has stalled or is not moving along. Character development is somewhat lacking at the start, but towards the end I feel that Little does a decent job of filling holes. Ben Urie as Lt. Goss and K. Danor Gerald as Jesse Owens do commendable jobs and perform their roles at very respectable levels. Where lines and script may have been cheesy <more> |