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Badland

Overview

Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

November 30, 2007 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Francesco Lucente

Starring :

Jamie Draven, Grace Fulton, Vinessa Shaw, Chandra West, Joe Morton

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

“..unflinchingly illuminates the toll exacted by the Iraq War in a raw, deeply personal and completely compelling manner..”
by Kevin Thomas [LA Times]
0.5 of 4

“..The year's dullest movie..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
“..scene after endless scene fails to come to life..”
by Robert Koehler [Variety]
1.5 of 4

“..Possibly the worst idea for a movie this century..”
by Jack Mathews [NY Daily News]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Rob Humanick [Slant Magazine]

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