Bit of an avid fan of war movies. I wouldn't say I've seen them all, but I've seen most from 50s era onward. As movies depicting WW2 are quite rare I was kind of looking forward to War Pigs. Despite having read the reviews I thought, "it can't be as bad as that, can it?". It really was. Cliché driven throughout, from the disgraced officer story, to the rebellious unit, to the action sequence which had more holes in it than a pin cushion. I don't even want to remember the woefully lame "training" montage - which you might, like me, wonder if could have been entirely avoided if only the Sergeant wasn't such a moron.
The script and, perhaps more importantly the delivery of the script, proved to be the most painful part of the film. One of my pet hates is unlikely dialogue, and sadly War Pigs was littered with the most unlikely conversations with long pauses between delivery of each line.
On the whole, this isn't the worst film, but it's also a long way from being anything near adequate.
The script and, perhaps more importantly the delivery of the script, proved to be the most painful part of the film. One of my pet hates is unlikely dialogue, and sadly War Pigs was littered with the most unlikely conversations with long pauses between delivery of each line.
On the whole, this isn't the worst film, but it's also a long way from being anything near adequate.