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- 2016
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 4 m
- 2016
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 4 m
Summary Allied is the story of intelligence officer Max Vatan (Brad Pitt), who in 1942 North Africa encounters French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour (Marion Cotillard) on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Reunited in London, their relationship is threatened by the extreme pressures of the war.
Written By: Steven Knight
- 2016
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 4 m
- 2016
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 4 m
Summary Allied is the story of intelligence officer Max Vatan (Brad Pitt), who in 1942 North Africa encounters French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour (Marion Cotillard) on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Reunited in London, their relationship is threatened by the extreme pressures of the war.
Written By: Steven Knight
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 44 Critic Reviews
60
50% Positive
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
43% Mixed
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
7% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 44 Critic Reviews
60
50% Positive
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
43% Mixed
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
7% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Beautiful, bold and blazing with sex and suspense, Allied is a gorgeously photographed, intensely romantic, action-packed film by the great director Robert Zemeckis with two titanic star performances by Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard that delivers something for everyone.
Zemeckis uses technology to elicit the feeling we get when we watch old favorites. It’s almost like Smell-o-Vision, but with intensified visuals instead of aromatics. Even within this highly synthetic world, Pitt and Cotillard give sturdy, coded performances that feel naturalistic, not phony.
Even when Allied loses its footing, there is something unmistakably touching about Zemeckis’ commitment to evoking a world so quietly, heroically out of step with the times.
Allied is a decent movie, but frustrating — it should have been great, but never gets out of its own way long enough to be.
Ridiculously attractive spies fall hard for each other in Allied, but don’t expect "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" with Nazis.
It’s an engaging film in many respects, but one that exemplifies a lot of the problems that have trailed Zemeckis across his career.
Underneath all this mess there is some idea about the conflict between private love and public duty, between personal interests and those of the state, but the characters are so marginally observed by both the actors and the script there is no tension in the themes.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Satellite Awards
• 2 Nominations
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2 Nominations