Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Memorable, crazy movie

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Overlord is about a young British soldier and his experiences as he trains and prepares for battle. As the day of the invasion draws nearer, he becomes increasingly convinced that he will be killed. He accepts his fate and he has dreams and visions the approaching battle as well as of the woman he met shortly before shipping out, to whom he never had the chance to say goodbye.The film is very well done and does a brilliant job or seamlessly cutting between the original movie footage and stock footage shot during the Second World War. The footage that was shot for the film itself was done so on the same old style of film used during the war for the sake of consistency. Much of the time I couldn't even tell which shots were real and which were staged.But the best part of the film is the narrative. It is told in an unusual, heavily introspective style that focuses on feeling more than story. Nothing is overly explained the way it is in so many other films to drive home a message or a plot point. Some things appear to be left deliberately vague, unexplained, or ambiguous.But a funny thing happened when watching this film: I realized that, because the story focused on the soldier's feelings instead of specific events and explanations, the whole story made even more sense than it ever could have otherwise. This was the first time I experienced such a revelation when watching a movie and it was something I had never even considered, but in hindsight it makes perfect sense. I don't know if that was what the filmmakers were going for exactly, but it really works on that level!

A young British man Tom Beddoes is called up to war. The film follows his training and then finally landing on the beaches of Frances. There are large amounts of archival footage from both Allies and German sources that are intercut with this fictional character. I really didn't care or buy into the fictional account. The characters are interchangeable and not that compelling. The archival footage is another story. They take up about half of the movie and is rather fascinating. They don't actually connect with the fictional story. They create a surreal mood in the movie. The ending does have a poetic touch. However the fictional story still isn't that compelling.

His name is Tom.. He could have been anyone. My father's story closely followed the general storyline of Tom, called up into the Army and who's first experience of conflict was the D-day landings on sword beach. While he told of his experiences. Much of the soldierly life was missing. This is where the film scores as it shows Tom's slow inexorable progress from civy street to training and preparation, mental as well as physical, for WAR, not in a wild action movie style but from the perspective of a quiet ordinary lad called up and sent to fight. Thankfully it does not ponder the rights and wrongs of war, after all, that was not a luxury a lad like Tom could afford. This is where the stock footage plays a major part in the movie as it presents a back drop to what Tom is being asked to face. Tom is a scared teenager who has a real sense that this day could very well be his last.

I just saw a screening of this movie and was blown away by it. A simple story told in a "did they film this or is it archival footage" masterpiece. So many movies try to tell a story and piece together bits and pieces of newsreel footage. Woody Allen's "Zelig" and "Forest Gump" put the characters into old newsreel footage. Stuart Cooper created a whole story and filmed new scenes, combined them with archival and newsreel footage to create a haunting and beautiful film. Simple yet telling, the story of one soldier's preparation for WWII and his ultimate participation is riveting. The performances are quiet yet real. The footage found and the new footage filmed are seamless. The director and cinematographer found old German lenses and created the look to match what was filmed back in the 1940's. Criterion and Janus Films are releasing this gem and I hope every serious film lover will go see it. Not seen in the US on the big screen since it was filmed in 1975, now is the time for it to take it's rightful place. With war still an ugly reality and lonely yet brave soldier's giving their life for the country every day, this is a testament and tribute to those who believe in fighting for your country. Patriotism!