| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
A- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"Screenwriter Mark Boal and director Kathryn Bigelow have made a unique film about war." more... |
A- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a spellbinding war film..." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Geoff Berkshire |
"...explosively real." more... |
B+ |
E! Online
Luke Y. Thompson |
"In the latest Iraq War movie...Wait, don't leave! This one's actually good, we promise!" more... |
A |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...extraordinary ..." more... |
A |
Filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"...pulverizing and madly suspenseful..." more... |
B+ |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"...stretched both timewise and for plausibility." more... |
B- |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...the best nondocumentary American feature made yet about the war in Iraq." more... |
A |
Reelviews
James Berardinelli |
"...may be the first movie set against the backdrop of the Iraq War with absolutely no political agenda." more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Here's the Iraq War movie for those who don't like Iraq War movies." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"On the day of its release, this one enters the pantheon of great American war films - and puts Kathryn Bigelow into the top tier of American directors." more... |
A |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"Finally, Hollywood has made a great film about the Iraq War." more... |
A- |
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