Based very loosely on some actual World War II escapades, Guy Ritchie's latest action caper follows a group of quirky elite soldiers sent behind enemy lines on an unofficial mission to disrupt U-Boat supplies. The lead cast is a likeable enough bunch - Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, Henry Golding and Alex Pettyfer are all good fun - but the whole affair seems rather leisurely and stilted in delivery. It is enthusiastically violent from the outset with a high body count, the location work is scenically pretty, and the film delivers a couple of decent set pieces. Overall, this is an adequate, very-male-dominated lightweight romp that is just about saved by its cast.
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