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They say to never judge a book by its cover, or in this case a film by its poster. I struggled to understand at first if this was a film based in the USA or an American family living in the U.K. as some appeared to have British accents or an American accent that at times slipped between the two. As the film went on it soon became apparent this was a film that could have been made by your local amateur dramatics society, there seemed to be a lack of faces you may have seen on either the Big or Small screen and those that did play fleeting parts seemed to be over dramatic in their 15 minutes of fame. I did try my best to get into this film but found myself asking questions, like " have those actors got really big heads? or really small helmets?" And why are all Germans wearing the same uniforms all black and not a battle field Grey in sight, officers outnumbered the ordinary infantrymen 4 to 1, I guess they could not find any German WWII helmets but at least all the Germans were wearing the same armband. I must give credit to the effects man (notice I do not use the term 'Special', this I reserve for anyone who watched the full 71 minutes). He must have spent a while sitting in a shed with a pot of jam and some fireworks as he managed to pull off some convincing bullets hitting bodies in a 5 minute period of action that nearly but not quite scratched the surface of the anticipated action promised on the poster, but alas we never got there. To sum up, a poor representation of Normandy in 1944 with it's lack of military vehicles, landscape that should have been battered by years of war, added to this the bad acting, sound, storyline and I am guessing low budget, I would not recommend this film if you are looking for the action it promises on the poster, only watch it if you have nothing else to do and I mean absolutely nothing.

Had to turn this off pretty quickly... the acting is terrible. dont waste your time

The gear and weapon's used in battle were laughable..Save your time and watch something else

This is one of the greatest untold stories of WWII. It was the basis for the myths that formed the fictional Dirty Dozen, but the true story is so fantastic it didn't need embellishment, artistic license, or any additional drama. The true story should be told and can stand on its own, but it really deserves better than this. This was a travesty.

This has got to be one of the worst Adaptions of a true story I have ever watched. The producers and director should have paid the extra money to have a military representative on-site. If not that, then at least someone who had a clue about firearms. Lever action rifles were never issued to American troops in Europe. Even if they had been, you can't shoot a Henry multiple time and never work the lever. It might have been a good movie had anyone associated with it had a clue about the military or World War II. As far as believable, I would put it on the same level as Howard The Duck.

The cover looks good but that's where it stops. I've seen school projects better than this. Don't waste your time and watch something else.

This has to be the worst War I'v ever watched. No authenticity. Can easily be seen that was shot in England. The 13 weapons only one was of world war II American carrying 303s. Old Winchester and luger Hi unreal and you're expected to buy this s***

Where do we start. For one the story is all wrong. The uniforms are outrageously inaccurate. You have probably paid these actors and with no fault of there own made them look like idiots. As I avid ww2 reanactor . I know our own community would have come forward and worked in it for free if the budget was low. Low budget films using guys with the correct equipment and knowledge would have made this film a hell of a lot better.

I created an account just to review this film. What a load of hogwash. The haircuts, Indian face paint, beards and the guy carrying a Winchester 3030? How did he get his ammunition? Had his mom send it to him via a care package? So unrealistic that it was uncomfortable to even watch.

I thought the old soldier's emotional journey telling the stories of his war experiences was quite touching and a bit sad when you think of the scars of war soldiers have to live with. Pretty thought provoking stuff.

Clearly low budget and flawed in a number of ways but the war scenes are well constructed and entertaining. would have been better if the whole film was set on D-day but the story with the old man recounting the tales of war turn out to be quite emotional. although the world war 2 flashbacks are far superior with more action and better characters.

The people responsible for this piece of cr** should never be allowed to make another film. Ragsman, Goo Goo, McNasty, Picadilly Willy etc were real members of the 506th PIR in WWII and this is an insult to their memory.

Absolutely Terrible. Time better spent watching paint dry

The first 2 minutes of the film were good and I was expecting at least an OK time-waster. As soon as the father opens his mouth, I knew the acting was going to be bad. Did any of the actors take acting lessons?

I watch the movie for about 20 minutes, which was 18 minutes too long.

Watch the Dirty Dozen. Even though it is a Hollywood production and not too realistic, it has way move entertaining power.

Despite the synopsis the movie is actually told in flashback form, with a modern (1990s?) story of an old man recounting war stories to a young kid. We then see a few incidents the old man encountered in World War II as a young soldier. The movie could have done with more epic WWII battles and it doesn't really live up to the title but obviously budget was restricted on this one. But in fairness the 1940s scenes do feature quite an inventive use of minimal actors in one set locations. The modern story is far less interesting, consisting mostly of dialogue and characters which aren't as fun as the soldiers we see all too briefly in the flashbacks. Could have benefitted from a bigger budget but not bad for what it is.

Thirty year old whatshisname is fresh out of high school and waffling on joining the army. To help him make up his mind, he watches the single least convincing fight scene in cinematic history. Sitting down with the winner, he hears the story of the Dirty Dozen as told by a man who is credited as an actor exclusively because he appears onscreen in this film. Some other stuff happens to pad out the runtime, but this reviewer won't spoil it.

Thus movie lowers the filmmaking bar to a new low. From the bring-your-gun-to-work day weapons to the clown college face paint that makes them easier to spot to the child's first recital piano music, it is astonishingly poor in every respect. It could be used to sweat a confession from a suspected terrorist.

Subzero stars.

Appalling poorly scripted acted with zero authenticity

Just the trailer alone should be enough to condemn this as nothing more than an enthusiastic amateur production. Dreadful costumes, accuracy, continuity, armoury...etc, etc. To call this a professional production is an insult.

Not sure how this got distribution. It's an insult to history.

We settled down with our popcorn and nearly choked. It soon began apparent after the gangster battle that happened in the ally that this film was worth watching for a laugh. The climax of the film was the battle seen which was fought in their local park. What spoilt it for me was during the battle scene (which was similar to the battles my younger brother has with his nerf gun) was seeing people walking their dogs in the park. It's well worth the watch if you need cheering up.

I've read several books and articles about the real life escapades of The Filthy Thirteen so I recognised many of the stories the characters told and some of the incidents depicted (although some moments have clearly been exaggerated). An epic studio version of this story would have brought more action to the table for sure but the filmmakers should be commended for their valiant attempt to depict the heartbreak of war and the events haunting the participants for the rest of their lives. When they evoke the real life men it's done respectfully and feels like a tribute rather than exploitation. Far from the action epic the poster claims it's actually a nice little drama with a surprising amount of heart.

Even one star is generous ! This is without doubt the worst film I have ever watched. Everything is just so bad from weapons used oh I can't even be bothered to go on anymore. This garbage is an utter insult to the real men.

I have nothing to tell you but don't waste your time!