| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
|
| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Arizona Daily Star
Phil Villareal |
"...undeniably great...." more... |
A |
BBC
Jamie Russell |
"...first rate." more... |
B+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...avoids speechmaking and sloganeering..." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...a first-rate war movie..." more... |
A- |
CNN.com
Paul Tatara |
"...the best-looking worthless film you'll ever see." more... |
F |
| E! Online |
"...deserves a strong salute." more... |
A- |
Film Threat
Michael Dequina |
"...[a] grand achievement." more... |
A- |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"...a major letdown..." more... |
D |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"...a thought-provoking, convincing re-creation..." more... |
A- |
New York Magazine
Peter Rainer |
"...visually rich, but any larger point is lost in the din of battle..." more... |
C- |
New York Observer
Rex Reed |
"...noisy, pointless..." more... |
D |
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman |
"Powerful, realistic, but ultimately unsatisfying..." more... |
B- |
Reelviews
James Berardinelli |
"...one hell of a ride." more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"You will be shaken." more... |
A |
Salon.com
Andrew O'Hehir |
"...every bit as harrowing -- and also every bit as pointless and misguided -- as the botched military mission it depicts." more... |
C- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Bob Graham |
"Mission accomplished." more... |
A |
The Observer
Philip French |
"...one of the most convincing, realistic combat movies I've ever seen..." more... |
A |
Toronto Star
Peter Howell |
"...potent..." more... |
A- |
TV Guide
Ken Fox |
"...loud, often confusing, and always bloody..." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"...[a] likely Oscar nominee..." more... |
A |
Village Voice
J. Hoberman |
"...a Jerry Bruckheimer art film..." more... |
B- |
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter |
"...stunning..." more... |
A |
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