| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
A- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino |
"A sometimes-interesting parallel film to Flags of Our Fathers but one that goes on and on and on." more... |
B- |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"Eloquent, bloody, and daringly simple..." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...strikes me as the peak achievement in Eastwood's hallowed career." more... |
A |
E! Online
Dezhda Mountz |
"...Eastwood directs with a simplicity that ensures the subject matter never becomes heavy-handed." more... |
B+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...profound, magisterial, and gripping..." more... |
A |
filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti |
"Letters has some of the same problems as Flags, most notably a certain cool remove from its subjects, though it benefits from a much tighter focus and a higher quality of acting." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...a fascinating, existential tale of heroism." more... |
A |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"Another masterwork from Clint Eastwood¿s astonishing late period, and one of the best war movies ever." more... |
A |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Although Eastwood does an adequate job of developing the characters into more than paper-thin soldiers, this isn't a character-based piece, and that limits its effectiveness." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...quality from first frame to last, a war film that is almost a tone poem..." more... |
A |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...a grim and humane film that has to be counted among the director's better efforts." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...a tough, touching, extraordinarily well-made combat movie..." more... |
A- |
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