
In a daring attempt to end the war by Christmas, Winston Churchill and the British High Command hatch an extraordinary plan - Operation Market Garden. 35,000 British troops are dropped behind enemy lines in German occupied Holland. In the midst of the largest airborne invasion in history, one small unit of men, codename "Matchbox" has its own agenda. When Matchbox are shot down short of their landing zone, the odds of their success seem hopeless. Seven very different British ... (Full plot summary below)
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In a daring attempt to end the war by Christmas, Winston Churchill and the British High Command hatch an extraordinary plan - Operation Market Garden. 35,000 British troops are dropped behind enemy lines in German occupied Holland. In the midst of the largest airborne invasion in history, one small unit of men, codename "Matchbox" has its own agenda. When Matchbox are shot down short of their landing zone, the odds of their success seem hopeless. Seven very different British soldiers find themselves separated from the Allied invasion, on a collision course with three renegade German soldiers who also want to lay claim to the horde.
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| eFilmCritic.comDavid CorneliusThere's too much going on and not enough of it working. |
| User ReviewPrivate Ucool war movie about people trying to steal a stash of hitler's gold |
| User ReviewMickie PWorth seeing for the cast and overall execution. Some elements of the film are a little iffy, but a definite B+ all around. |
| User ReviewBjorn KThis WWI film is set against the backdrop of Operation Market Garden which is also the subject of A Bridge Too Far. The story illustrates the attempt by rogue German deserters to steal a cache of art treasures very valuable in the Netherlands. The endeavor is complicated more by a guard of German regulars. A spy task force of Allies simultaneously is sent to secure the treasures, or if necessary destroy the cache from the Germans. The SS has orders to remove the contents to Germany. The Allied force uses German uniforms and a Luftwaffe plane in their attempt and are mistaken for the enemy when the American contingent arrives. The German rogue force elements run afoul of the Allied covert group, the Americans and the SS. The film climaxes as all converge in a mad looting free-for-all, with everyone attacking everybody else. The tragedy is that so many such European treasures were indeed damaged, destroyed, stolen or lost in WWII. The Last Drop is a fictitious scenario about soldiers putting greed ahead of duty. The Last Drop too is concerning the issue of misidentification, second guessing and freindly fire that occurs in war when dereliction of duty or accidents causes deviations from plans. |
| User ReviewJames HThe movie is set in WWII during Operation Market Garden in Holland 1944, The story begins with one glider breaking away from the others to accomplish a top secret mission (Operation Matchbox) to save priceless art and treasure from the Nazis before it's taken to Germany. After seeing 2 different trailers for the film before going to see the finished result,i thought i had worked out the basic storyline/plot,however i quickly realised that there was more to this film than meets the eye with twists and turns along the way The acting is excellent with strong performances from all of the cast,i thought Laurence fox(as SS major Kessler)was a cold and sinister character,which fitted in very well with the storyline.Billy zane played a heroic glider pilot,Michael madsen has a surprisingly big part(about 20 minutes)as a gun-ho American.Nick moran's character provided most of the laughs,whilst Tommy flanaghan played a stereotypical scot(always drunk!).even David ginola whilst not having many lines was very impressive.Neil newbon played a corporal with a hidden agenda,whose character expands as the story unfolds. The action runs along at a furious pace,and has a good amount of humour which got a few laughs during the film. I thought this was an excellent action film which will appeal to both males and females(put it this way,my wife is not keen on war films,and she enjoyed this film due to the storyline/comedy moments of the film) enjoy |
| User ReviewOlivia EA war film with a difference, it's on the rob! Really great cast, stand out performance from Karel Roden and Alexander(please bite me) Skarsgard! |
| User ReviewMichael DStrange "war" movie about different groups, including a mix of Brits and Americans, some German Army soldiers, and a group of SS all vie for a hidden stash of gold in Holland. The plot os set against the back drop of Operation Market Garden though the plot has really nothing to do with that. In a certain way it is much like "Kelly's Heroes" and is better in that this film's tone is more consistent, there are no painfully out of place goofball moments. However, the action scenes aren't too stellar so the end result is a weird movie, perhaps worth watching once for action film junkies. |
| User ReviewJoe JOk- so in real life here I only saw this because I love Alexander Skarsgard, but still this was medium. |
| User ReviewKim EAn entertaining and visually impressive movie, but also a terrible mess in many ways. |
| User ReviewK Gthis was interesting. i loved how all of the little stories and side plots all came together. it never really seemed to end though. you also didn't really have to pay attention to this movie in order to get it, but o well. it was entertaining |