Overlord

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Entertainment Weekly

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If it sounds like the film is nothing more than just a carnage-soaked first-person shoot-’em-up tarted up in camo D-Day drag, well, sure, it is that. But it’s also so unrelentingly tense, well acted, and expertly paced (Avery is definitely a young director worth keeping an eye on) that it’s extremely effective. Overlord may not be everyone’s idea of a good time at the movies. But if this kind of thing is your jam (you know who you are), you’ll be hard-pressed to find classier escapist trash at the multiplex right now. As a B-movie that exceeds expectations, it only makes sense that Avery’s film should earn a… B+ Read full review

Los Angeles Times

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For anyone who ever wished "Saving Private Ryan" were more of a B-movie splatterfest, "Overlord" is the movie for you. Read full review

Newsday

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Overlord has a bit of a video-game feel at times, though that just adds to the overall sense of pulpy, gory fun. Read full review