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Overlord - Movie Review

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I decided to make use of my Amazon Prime subscription and watch Overlord free. As I begin trying to stretch my finances due to a new job change, I thought I would watch before buying. I had come close in the past to purchasing Overlord when it was $10 or less for UHD but I am glad I paused on my usual buy then watch attitude.

Review

This movie is really a Resident Evil in World War II setting. It is not in my opinion near as good. I was expecting more from producer J.J. Abrams but this movie falls short of expectations much like the Star Wars sequel movies. Granted J.J. did not make The Last Jedi movie and almost redeemed himself with Rise of Skywalker but this review is about Overlord. Some movies know when it is appropriate to put in cussing. This movie is well suited for it but it could still have toned it down.

Jovan Adepo and Mathilde Ollivier characters are the only redeeming qualities to this movie. The movie takes 20 minutes to start to keep one interested in it which is almost 20% of the movie. Although I liked Ollivier's character, she is no Milla Jovovich. I would have liked to have seen a better ending to the movie but Paramount obviously thought J.J. was going to make a sequel for this movie. I am starting to see why Paramount if failing at the box office.

Rating

I would give this a SD rating. If you have Amazon Prime and any interest in watching this movie, I recommend watching it for free. I am glad I did as I would have been upset for paying money to see this movie. If you want a good Resident Evil movie, watch the original or several of the sequels. All are far better than Overlord. If the military fighting some strange threat is your preference, watch Aliens with Sigourney Weaver. If you have no interest in either of these plots, avoid this movie and save 110 minutes of your life.

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