NMR: Defiance

If you're unfamiliar with the title, this was the WWII film released a few years ago starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schrieber. It's clear watching the film that they had high expectations for this to compete during the awards seasons, but it's so far away from being an award-worthy film, it's not even funny. The film hits every single cliche from the war genre and each one feels more false than the previous one. Despite some quality actors trying to turn in good performances, nothing around them works. This is based on a true story, but everything you see on screen feels like a manufacture of the Hollywood machine. It's a shame seeing talented actors wasted like this, but they are and everything can go ahead and skip this one. No history lesson will be learned here. Rating: **