| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...take it for what it is -- action-filled, saber-rattling escapism." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"It looks good, it moves quickly and it is often a jolly good time." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...at its best, this new film does mix grandeur with skepticism, excitement with reflection." more... |
B |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"...disjointed and unsatisfying." more... |
C |
| E! Online |
"All that sand and suffering would've swallowed us, too, if not for the anchors Kapur finds in the raw and riveting work of Ledger, Wes Bentley and Djimon Hounsou." more... |
B- |
filmcritic.com
David Levine |
"...nothing more than an equally bad retread of Pearl Harbor." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"A rousing if retro adventure film about soldiers and honor and brotherly love..." more... |
B |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"...gradually loses its interest in the pageantry that is its strength..." more... |
C |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"The year's first serious Oscar contender." more... |
A- |
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell |
"...epic-by-the-yard filmmaking." more... |
C- |
Reel.com
Tor Thorsen |
"...a compelling yarn, but not quite a ripping one." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"As epic adventures go, The Four Feathers is adequate." more... |
B- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...a spectacular-looking film, but its ambivalent story and viewpoint ultimately drag it down." more... |
C- |
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez |
"Tedious and overblown even at a surprisingly short two hours..." more... |
C- |
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