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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino |
"A unique, challenging look at
World War II -- from the battlefield of Iwo Jima to hero
worship on the homefront."
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B |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...a World War II film that
tries to be all things to all Americans."
more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"There's a tremendous amount of
material here, and the script covers too much of it, often
confusingly."
more... |
B- |
E! Online
Alex Markerson |
"...a testament to the rebuking
of the power of propaganda."
more... |
A- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"Phillippe's Doc is crucially
underwritten, and Bradford never gets past a certain
self-contained smoothness..."
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B- |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...boasts impressive
accomplishments."
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B |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"A complex, fascinating take on
the concept of heroism in war."
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A |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...a stirring ode to American
heroism..."
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A |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...Clint Eastwood says
something new and urgent about the uses of war and of the
men who fight."
more... |
A- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"At its best, Flags of Our
Fathers is eye opening and thought provoking."
more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...a film of awesome power and
blistering provocation."
more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"Never finds its way."
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C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...unusually honest and
moving..."
more... |
A- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...superbly acted, hauntingly
powerful and deeply insightful."
more... |
A |
