| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...Black Hawk Down got there first. And it got there better." more... |
B- |
BBC
Danny Graydon |
"...favours basic guts and heroism over a complicated tale." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...in the Hollywood tradition it identifies a few key players, casts them with stars, and follows their stories." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...the best thing you can say about We Were Soldiers is that it does justice to an awful conflict." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"...the film's emotional message and expanded viewpoint serve as a fitting tribute to the young men trapped in these all too true events." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...bathes the bloodshed in more glory than any Vietnam War film since John Wayne's The Green Berets." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman |
"...you get no sense of why this battle was important..." more... |
C |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
" ...it balances the dreadful, unassuageable cruelty of warfare and the valor and decency of those who fight." more... |
B+ |
Reelviews
James Berardinelli |
"...about nothing more complex than men trying to survive..." more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...has an impact that transcends politics and some dramatic overreaching by writer-director Randall Wallace." more... |
B+ |
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