Prior to its release, there was speculation that “Overlord” might be the fourth entry in the “Cloverfield” series. It proved to be nothing more than pure speculation but “Overlord” does still have science-fiction elements in it. This is an impressive mix of the war, sci-fi and horror genres.

Set on the eve of the D-Day landings that would change the course of WWII, “Overlord” follows a small group of American soldiers tasked with destroying the control tower that is preventing air support being given to the troops storming the beaches. On their mission, the soldiers uncover that the Nazis are performing sickening experiments on the locals with seriously dangerous results.

The main soldier is Boyce (Jovan Adepo “Fences”) and he’s pretty entertaining to watch. The other soldiers are okay. The Nazi villains are portrayed as completely evil so do not expect any complex depiction of the bad guys. The American soldiers get help from a French woman by the name of Chloe (Mathilde Ollivier) and it’s good to see that she actually gets to help out. The individuals that have been experimented on by the Nazis look pretty disturbing. I really do have to applaud the make-up and special effects people there.

“Overlord” features some really good action sequences and some real moments of tension. The movie is a little generic at first but once you get to the mad scientist stuff, it drastically improves. Although I think that the special effects throughout the movie are generally rather good, there is an embarrassing poor scene where Boyce is parachuting. It looks just like the actor is in front of a screen. This is probably not a movie for everybody and if you go in expecting a realistic war movie, you will most likely not like the sci-fi twist. Still, I think “Overlord” is very entertaining and worth a watch.