Company of heroes film reviews1/3/2024 ![]() ![]() The effects are embarrassingly bad in Company of Heroes. Considering the number of casualties we see in each fight, it’s a surprise there is anyone left for the climax, yet somehow more soldiers just appear out of the woodwork to help out whenever they need more cannon fodder. It was mostly just job titles and looks that differentiated one character from another (and some even looked the same.) The movie was more interested in keeping the action going, so there are fire-fights that start almost every five minutes. In fact, there are only small aspects of their personality that I could describe. ![]() But I couldn’t tell you the name of any of these guys. ![]() It’s odd, because Company of Heroes sticks with such a small group of soldiers that it feels like it should have been easy to make it personal. I can forgive a lot of bad film-making if I’m engaged by a story, but I didn’t enjoy this one. Making a good war film on a budget is entirely possible, but you have to start by making us care about the people in the war. The first and most blatant problem with Company of Heroes is that they didn’t do a good enough job of writing characters and plot in order to justify all the action throughout the film. ![]()
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