That was an excellent one.

Just perfect...

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

American soldiers lost behind enemy lines during the WWII make a horrific discovery: Hitler has a super bomb in development. Against all odds, they set out to find the scientist in charge of the program who is looking to defect. The first time i saw Company of Heroes i actually didn't like it at all but after giving it a 2nd chance i gotta say it was an enjoyable flick but if you expect something like Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down or Hacksaw Ridge you are going to be very disappointed. The acting is good for the most part (even Vinnie Jones is good somehow) of course the film has a pretty small budget and the effects alongside the cgi blood look bloody awful but the action is actually quite good and the characters are alright. If you don't expect much you might actually enjoy it. (7/10)

I suspect there are actually reviews being posted here that are paid for by the studios. That is the only reason I can think of for anyone to laud this particularly putrid film.This film is terrible on many levels. The music is detracting. The camera shots wobble on some characters in a scene, but not on others, to no obvious cinematic benefit - it's just annoying. The dialog is lame. The characters are unsympathetic. The CGI effects are unconvincing.But for me, what absolutely killed any desire to continue watching this film were the repeated, blatant violations of historical accuracy that kept coming like a runaway freight train. These included (but are by no means limited to): 1) The actual initial German assault of the Battle of the Bulge took place during a very harsh winter, often during driving snowstorms, and during a period of time when Allied aircraft were grounded by weather. The location for the film, however, was obviously experiencing a thaw, complete with running melt water and sunny skies enabling Luftwaffe fighters to make sorties.2) Tom Sizemore and Neal McDonough both playing lieutenants, even though they are both far past the average age of a WWII lieutenant.3) The tanks, gads, the tanks! Really, really bad attempts to pull off convincing German AFVs. In fact, with one exception of a cameo appearance by what appeared to be a Soviet-era SU-85 or SU-100, the tanks don't resemble any tanks ever used by anyone anywhere.4) In one battle scene, the camera keeps coming back to a close-up of the barrel of a Vickers water-cooled MG. I keep looking for the Allied soldiers manning it, but there aren't any. Apparently it's supposed to be a German MG.5) The soldiers are cut off behind enemy lines in blizzard-bound Belgium, then suddenly they are deep inside Germany?? 6) The Germans have conducted an a-bomb test. Right.7) The GIs, on the lam in Germany, run into a Soviet soldier, also running loose deep inside Germany, who speaks flawless English. Sure.And, being unable to take any more, that's about where I turned it off. I understand the need to suspend some belief in order to enjoy a movie, but this one was asking for more than a suspension of belief - it was an all-out assault on the sensibilities of any knowledgeable person who enjoys the war film genre, coupled with amateurish film-making. And that, my friends, is how films like this earn miserable one-star ratings.

Saw this on Netflix. Been on a rampage going back and watching old movies to criticize there historical accuracy. Boy, was this movie full of them. First off I would like to say I didn't think the plot was that bad ( it was the only reason I made it all the way through the film). Hit on most of the political Ideologies of the time. However, I could not find any sources saying this operation actually happened. To say at the end "you can tell no body about what happened' is the worst cliché. As for the production and music. I have seen better work done by high schoolers. This must of been one of those lowest budget war films. It seemed to be filmed ENTIRELY in California. With no historical advisor's. Honestly, it looked more like some kid who played too much Call Of Dooty directed this film. I think they spent way too much money on actors and not enough on the actual quality of the film. Historical accuracy: I know that Hollywood acts on the sensationalist aspects of war. However, I don't get it. US troops using Brit guns, Germans with Russian tanks (although it did happen but not to the extent of a whole Panzer division using them), Out of period uniforms. It's a mess. In fact, they were so cheap they actually CGI'd the shooting parts of the movie. All in all I REALLY want to see the if this is based on a true story. So that I can read what really happened. Please Hollywood stop making low budget war films.

I always look forward to a good WW 2 movie or TV show but I noted so many issues with this movie. The rifles the American soldiers are carrying are British Enfields, a .303 bolt action that American soldiers did not carry. M-1 Garands, M-1 Carbines, maybe a .45 Grease Gun, B.A.R. Would have been correct. The Thompsons are fine but those rifles are all wrong. The uniforms are slightly off too. Flags worn are wrong for the period as are some ranks displayed. The German uniforms are all mixed up with SS, Wehrmacht and even Luftwaffe blends of various rank and insignia. There are some fine actors in this film such as Tom Sizemore from Saving Private Ryan, Heat, etc. He's making a comeback after some poor choices in his life. Hopefully he will stay on the wagon and keep his sights on his acting career. Vinnie Jones, a fine actor and usually a bad guy did good. Mixed in with some cameos by Neal McDonough, etc. There are some fine younger actors in the film but overall the production fell short in many areas. The movie does not have the quality of SPR or Band of Brothers, etc.