| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...a solidly made genre movie: the Army mystery." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Paul Haggis' In the Valley of Elah is built on Tommy Lee Jones' persona, and that is why it works so well." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...shrewd and sorrowful..." more... |
A- |
E! Online
Matt Stevens |
"Sure, it's good and everything, but you can almost hear Academy members sharpening their ballot pencils in anticipation." more... |
B+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...a lacerating, bone-deep inquiry into the war in Iraq..." more... |
A |
filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti |
"...achingly sad..." more... |
B+ |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"...the film's sense of responsibility proves almost paralyzing, allowing the production to be overwhelmed by the seriousness of what it's attempting." more... |
C |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"Underneath its deceptively quiet surface is a raw, angry, earnest attempt to grasp the moral consequences of the war in Iraq..." more... |
B+ |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"The haunting, heart-piercing Elah isn't perfect. It's something better: essential." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Tamara Straus |
"...Jones is the film's key force, giving one of the best performances of his career." more... |
A- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...Tommy Lee Jones (gives)...a beautifully realized performance." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig, |
"...a rare blend of emotional content and intelligent material that makes it simultaneously gut-wrenching and thought-provoking." more... |
A- |
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