Eliteskeet While this movie has some notable historical inaccuracies and "dumb enemy syndrome," it is an exciting and action-packed movie that most fans of war films will enjoy.I thought the action sequences and special effects were excellent for a lower budget film, although the music/environmental sounds are often heavy and make the combat dialog hard to hear. The plot is solid enough to be interesting and the film is packed with explosions and gunfire.This film is nowhere near the same tier as Saving Private Ryan or Downfall, but it kept me very entertained and left me surprised at how much I enjoyed it.

petie86 I have never reviewed a film before, but this is that awful I decided too. Had to turn off after first 10 minutes, Beret's and uniform were completely wrong, 5 minutes with any adviser would have fixed most problems. the opening scenes were just ludicrous and unrealistic, This is not the time of redcoats and muskets or WW1 with a whistle to tell the guys togo over the top, and a General leading 50 troops, just would not happen, the tactics were all wrong I just had to laugh and turn it off.Worst 10 minutes of a film I have EVER seen

dalescotbates If this was a made for TV film then it's OK and, more or less, worth a watch. If it wasn't then shame on the producers. Alright, it's quite clear that they had very little money to work with but having the Germans and Allies fighting by standing in a line very close together and firing without even bothering to find cover is just plain lazy. To be fair, the main actors are reasonable but I kind of gave up about 15 minutes from the end. I wouldn't go as far as to say that I wanted one of the Germans to come to life and shoot me to put me out of my misery but the thought did cross my mind. However, if this was a film made by a bunch of lads on a shoestring budget then they may be on to something but next time ask some old soldier about basic battle drills.

zardoz-13 Writer & director Dominic Burns and co-scenarist Jeremy Sheldon must have watched director Brian G. Hutton's "Where Eagles Dare" (1968) when they scripted their secret mission World War II movie "Allies." Although the Burns & Sheldon screenplay, with "Riot" scribe James Crow receiving story credit, bears a great deal of resemblance to the Alistair MacLean penned "Where Eagles Dare, "Allies" isn't a comparable tour-de-force thriller. Nevertheless, this low-budget wartime actioneer delivers the goods in spades when a lone American officer commanding of group of seasoned British commandos plunge behind enemy lines on the eve of the Battle of the Bulge to create havoc. Like "Where Eagles Dare," a saboteur lurks in the wings while our guys set out to relieve a German officer of his map pouch so they can find out where the big guns are station. Happily, the British aren't too taken with an American leading them, but Brigadier General Groves (Steve Hartley of "Split Second") points out to the reluctant English that Americans concocted the plan. Unfortunately, the U.S. Rangers are otherwise preoccupied with other critical concerns, so the best resource turns out to be the British. Initially, the British encounter difficulties getting along with their leader, Captain Gabriel Jackson (Julian Ovenden of "The Forsyte Saga"), but they manage to resolve their differences. They find themselves up to their ears in Germans, and sometimes the Germans get the upper hand. Burns paints his heroes into a corner and springs several surprises, particularly with regard to the saboteur. The chief debit of "Allies" is that the objective that they seek is just maps, but the enemy does pose a genuine threat. The two guys who have little use for each other, Jackson and Sergeant Harry McBain (Chris Reilly of "Game of Thrones"), resolve their differences under gunfire. Burns stages several decent action scenes, and the cast is sturdy enough. "Allies" ranks as an above-average World War II actioneer in a budget.