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Peaceful Warrior

Overview


Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

June 02, 2006 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Victor Salva

Starring :

Amy Smart, Nick Nolte, Scott Mechlowicz, Ashton Holmes, Agnes Bruckner, Paul Wesley

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

2.5 of 4

“..ultimately becomes just another average inspirational, sports-themed flick, albeit with an overlay of New Age philosophizing..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
3 of 5

“..manages to be an alright movie that additionally has a message..”
by Anne Gilbert [FilmCritic]
Review rate : C

“..Like so many films, it's not bad, just unnecessary..”
by Eric D. Snider [The Land of Eric]
“..is so under the spell of the be-here-now philosophy of Dan Millman's New Age-y memoir from which it was drawn that it loses sight of the need to credibly dramatize the ideas..”
by Robert Koehler [Variety]
“..effective drama..”
by Sheri Linden [The Hollywood Reporter]
Review rate : B-

“..a very unique and refreshing take on the whole "inspired by a true story" genre..”
by Jeremy Holt [The Cinema Source]
2 of 5

“..121 torturous minutes of long-winded lectures about living in the moment..”
by Kathy Cano Murillo [The Arizona Republic]
Review rate : C+
Reviewed by Scott Brown [Entertainment Weekly]
Review rate : C+
Reviewed by William Arnold [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Bridget Byrne [Boxoffice Magazine]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by Robert Abele [Los Angeles Times]

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