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Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"The movie's not a gem, but
DiCaprio's performance is."
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B- |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...wears both its social
conscience and its Hollywood
calculation on its sleeve."
more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper |
"...a work of amazingly
orchestrated chaos."
more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...a visually sumptuous,
bullet-train-paced thriller with
a really provocative theme."
more... |
A- |
E! Online
Luke Y. Thompson |
"Edward Zwick, will you please
step down off your soapbox?"
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C+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"There is every reason to learn
about the link between jewels
and death, by all means, but no
reason to try to disguise a term
paper as entertainment."
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C+ |
filmcritic.com
Anne Gilbert |
"...surprisingly successful."
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B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden |
"...the film seldom transcends
the awkwardness of its
edutainment blend."
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C+ |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"Picture Indiana Jones reading
aloud a couple of huffy
editorials from the New York
Times while he's dodging
boulders and you'll get the
idea."
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C- |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...gilded in money and dripping
with sanctimony..."
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C- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...uncompromising in the way it
depicts the Sierra Leone
conflict..."
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B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...brain-fryingly boring."
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D+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...fueled by DiCaprio's
intensity and believability."
more... |
B+ |
