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| Battle Force 2012
In the thick of WWII, the 1st Special Service Force
unit is called to duty on a secret rescue mission. Challenged by Nazis at every
turn, our band of heroes bunker in a bombed out city and race against time to
relay a message that is crucial to the Allies invasion of Sicily. Cornered and
caught between a rock and a hard place, they only have one option: fire more
bullets!
Martin's script is nothing particularly deep but it's
decently thought out, without any glaring holes. The characters are thin with
the exception of Dickie and Von Klauser, written as intentionally comic hero
and villain, respectively. However, Martin takes care to sprinkle character
moments throughout the narrative that give each of the men a moment to
establish themselves as individuals and not simply cannon fodder. Martin is
able to get some solid performances out of his cast, particularly Lyons, who
bites into the role of Von Klaus with gusto, recalling some of my favorite Nazi
bad guys from the Indiana Jones movies. Lyons is able to flirt with the edge of
caricature without falling into it. The same can't be said for Hummel, whose
Sgt. Dickie is almost TOO over the top always dealing one-liners and hitting on
women, he seems out of place. However, Hummel is having so much fun it's hard
to fully dislike him, even if you want him to dial it down a few notches.
Martin makes for a decent lead with some dry wit. There's also some effective
turns by Frezza and Stephanie Beran as the resistance fighters.
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