Cotillard easily shines as the better of the two given more material to work with. It's bothersome in Allied that all we mostly see of him is a passive face with quick quips. I think Pitt is a great actor when he is allowed to act and actually speak. The clues and hints are a little too on the nose for how it all plays out in the end, but they do their best to offer us one last twist to keep you guessing. We get to see the story build organically and the relationship come to fruition, but past the one mission, the movie slowly bores you into is she or isn't she double crossing everyone. We get some great shots of their interaction and the eventual segway from professionalism to realism when they fall for each other after a job they pull. The movie thrives in its early stages as Cotillard and Pitt's characters meet for the first time on mission. Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Some Sexuality/Nudity|Violence)Īllied will probably be remembered more for its off-screen drama between Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard and the eventual divorce to Angelina Jolie than the actual movie itself on screen, and that should tell you all you need to know about how Allied measures up to the competition. Instead, suspicion and danger envelop their marriage as both husband and wife become pitted against each other in an escalating, potentially lethal test that has global consequences. After falling in love during a risky mission, they hope to leave all that double-dealing behind them and start new lives. Max Vatan (Brad Pitt) and Marianne Beauséjour (Marion Cotillard) are World War II operatives who never reveal their true identities.
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