If you are browsing to decide whether to press play, ignore the few negative reviews that complain about historical nitpicks. Press play. Turn up the volume. And pray you never have to smell diesel smoke again.

The plot is a harrowing character study. Norman, a pacifist at heart, is repulsed by the war crimes and ruthless pragmatism of his new crew (played by Shia LaBeouf, Michael Peña, and Jon Bernthal). However, as the squad is ordered to hold a crucial crossroads against a battalion of the infamous Waffen-SS, Norman must learn Wardaddy’s most terrifying lesson: “Ideals are peaceful. History is violent.”

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(Tiger 131) on loan from the Bovington Tank Museum—the only fully functioning Tiger tank in the world. The cast, which also includes Shia LaBeouf Michael Peña Jon Bernthal