Hearts and Minds (re-release)
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68 out of 100

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5.8 out of 10

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  • Summary: Winner of the 1974 Academy Award, this controversial documentary examines the involvement of the United States in Vietnam.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Steven Winn
    100
    The unnerving brilliance of the film owes to the director's skill at assembling information and allowing it to speak for itself.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    80
    Built to outrage, appall, and indict.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    80
    A powerful piece of documentary filmmaking.
  4. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    60
    During his clumsiest moments, Davis' fondness for provocation rises to the surface, which is unfortunate, since it weakens the impact of his many salient points about how American men are socialized to be warriors.

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  1. RitB
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    This film is as much a documentary as is Mel Brooks' movie: History of the World Part 1. I'm a Vietnam vet and thought the war was a mistake when I was there, and still feel that way. I thought I might learn something by seeing this movie but all I learned was how NOT to make a documentary film. This was so biased and so slanted in an effort to make it's 'war is bad' message, that it borders on the absurd and it insults the viewer's intelligence. The critics who praise this movie have the IQ of tree bark.… Expand

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