| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"For anyone in the mood for an unusual kind of war movie, Windtalkers is talking your language." more... |
B+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Why does Hollywood find it impossible to trust minority groups with their own stories?" more... |
C |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"It's the best new battle film since Black Hawk Down, a movie it surpasses in sheer feeling and bravura style..." more... |
A- |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"...a blend of masterful combat action and sentimental emotion..." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"... just another cookie-cutter war flick..." more... |
C- |
filmcritic.com
David Levine |
"...intense and emotional..." more... |
A- |
Hollywood Reporter
David Hunter |
"... the characters don't have near the dimensionality required to help the movie soar above the usual bloody Hollywood balderdash." more... |
C |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"...(the) battle scenes seem a tad formulaic, as does the film's story." more... |
C |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...sentimental mush..." more... |
C |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"... has a lot of trouble rising above the clichés that form its foundation, but there are times when it manages to do so." more... |
B- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...the film is visually imaginative and frequently thrilling..." more... |
B- |
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez |
"... there's no mistaking the humanity at work here." more... |
C+ |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"...capably made..." more... |
B- |
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