We Were Soldiers (2002)

B-

The war genre, vigorously energized with Saving Private Ryan and Black Hawk Down, takes several steps backward with this old-fashioned moralistic saga, a tribute not only to the soldiers in combat in Vietnam but also to the homefront.

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12/22/06

C

I was impressed by Wallace's emphasis of Moore's faith, but the violence struck me as excessive, taking valuable time that could have been used to develop characters.

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12/06/04

3.5/4

... A fitting tribute to all the men and women who have fought and died for their country -- and for each other.

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01/07/04

N/A

Gibson wears a rictus of distaste which seems more suggestive of dodgy on-set catering than the horrors of combat.

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10/19/03

3/5

Mais uma patriotada que mostra os americanos matando milhares de vietcongues, mas sendo mais 'humanos' que os inimigos.

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07/25/03

4/5

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04/05/03

4/5

...A gripping, fast-moving film that will be added to the short list of quality movies focused on the U.S. conflict in Vietnam.

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02/08/03

6/10

Almost always competent, but never brilliant. Its textbook approach to moviemaking is so common in Hollywood war films that it can't be called new or enlightening.

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01/13/03

C+

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01/10/03

N/A

I didn’t mind the film’s sentimental view of GIs. It’s stuff like this that gets me crying, especially in times of combat like now. I wasn’t the only one wiping tears away. It’s hard not to when you’re proud to be an American.

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12/19/02

4/5

This is a good film; strong, honest, strikingly photographed (by Dean Semler) and appropriately devastating.

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12/08/02