It's a thumbs down from us for Apple TV Plus' new tale of wartime whimsy.
Bland, unfunny and almost painfully simplistic, The Greatest Beer Run Ever is unlikely to trouble lists of the greatest Vietnam War movies of all time. Worst of all, if you didn’t know it was based on a true story, you wouldn’t believe a thing about it.
You’d have thought that a few more decades of contemplation would provide a whole new perspective on a war that ended nearly five decades ago – like the one Spike Lee brought to 2020’s emotional, visceral and highly political Da 5 Bloods . Unfortunately, the ambitions of The Greatest Beer Run Ever aren’t quite so lofty, because for most of its runtime, the war is a mild inconvenience, a backdrop to an inconsequential road trip featuring occasional displays of fireworks.
His lack of awareness about the dangers of being war zone with no orders and no papers never rings true, nor does his failure to grasp the idea that his actions might get someone killed – it’s not endearing, it’s just crass. Zac Efron brings a degree of charm to the role, but Chickie never feels like a real person as he pinballs around US army bases like a painfully unaware, moustachioed Forrest Gump. “Don’t worry about him,” one sergeant tells his troops.
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