Age of Heroes

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Age of Heroes

2011

1h 30m

War

Drama

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Ian Fleming (James D'Arcy) forms the 30 Commando Unit, a precursor to the elite forces in the United Kingdom.

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Allan Hunter

Daily Express (UK)

The gruelling training, clandestine mission and sacrifice is familiar Boy's Own stuff but the lack of a decent budget really hurts the film.

Rated: 2/5

May 20, 2011

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Graham Young

Birmingham Mail

Dyer has forged a career around screen violence which can leave a very unpleasant aftertaste. But this is a relatively conventional Second World War story about seizing Nazi radar technology from occupied Norway and he's all the better for it.

Rated: 3/5

May 20, 2011

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

This film's shoestring budget is just far too apparent, making it impossible to take seriously. But it has its moments.

Rated: 2/5

May 19, 2011

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Damon Wise

Radio Times

Bean and Danny Dyer butt heads in an engaging manner, and the icy locations add an atmospheric backdrop.

Rated: 3/5

May 19, 2011

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Neil Smith

Total Film

Two sequels are planned, God help us.

Rated: 2/5

May 18, 2011

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Edward F

Good movie. Kind of a sleeper. Not great, but still underrated.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/24/24

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Pd W

A cool story, but didn't quite grip me. Maybe it was too short, but nothing seemed as grueling as it had to have been

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/11/24

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Wayne F

Too bad Sean Bean had anything to do with this mess. Absolutely not one of better efforts.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/11/23

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Mike D

Weak character development led to poor commitment to the plot and the actors. Disappointing.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/30/23

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Nick

They say the film is based on the real-life events of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit during World War II. And they use Danny Dyer to play a Commando, he's about as far from being able to act a Commando as you can get I would say, B film with very poor acting.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/22/22

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Audience Member

I'll watch Sean Bean paint a fence or read a newspaper, so I guess I'm biased and won't blame him for this so-so flick. And Danny Dyer was pretty good. But there were a few nits; eg. taking BOTH dog tags from the dead fellow. No: only one - the other stays with him. And why were the Nazis the only guys that figured out snow camouflage? All the commandos were running around in jungle camo IN THE SNOW. Interesting that they were all using US Thompson submachine guns (or the German subs - didn't the Brits make one?). But...the ending...what happened to the Major? And Mac the Sergeant? Are we to assume the "saved the last bullet for themselves"? Pretty limp ending.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Synopsis

Ian Fleming (James D'Arcy) forms the 30 Commando Unit, a precursor to the elite forces in the United Kingdom.

Director: Adrian Vitoria
Producer: James Brown
Screenwriter: Adrian Vitoria, Ed Scates
Production Co: Giant Pictures, Magna Films
Genre: War, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 6, 2012
Runtime: 1h 30m

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