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Genre :

Drama, Action

Release Date :

May 11, 2007 (Wide)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Irwin Winkler

Starring :

Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel, Brian Presley, 50 Cent, Christina Ricci, Chad Michael Murray

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

“..often falls back on stock situations and familiar tropes that it rarely addresses the specifics of the current conflict..”
by Sam Adams [Los Angeles Times]
“..not likely to attract much attention at movie theaters..”
by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter]
3 of 4

“..doesn't have much new to offer aside from the specificity of a new war, but its empathy for its characters and a bunch of knockout performances make it worth a look..”
by Jim Hemphill [Reel]
2 of 4

“..devolves into a morass of melodramatic clich?s..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
1 of 4

“..alternates between being clunky, stagnant, and downright embarrassing..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
Review rate : C

“..a Hallmark TV drama about the very antithesis of a Hallmark moment..”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
Reviewed by Nathan Lee [Village Voice]

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posted by Ganuhmar on Jul 15, 2009

this movie was excellent and it was very sad yet very entertaining i also love the drama in this film also its funny especially samuel L Jackson man he's funny even when he's not trying to be funny=)

posted by brooklynshannon on Aug 21, 2009
 
 

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