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66 out of 100

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7.8 out of 10

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  • Summary: This documentary is an unflinchingly candid portrait of a squad of American soldiers deployed in the doomed Iraq city of Falluja during the winter of 2004. (Rumur Releasing)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    90
    Has an intimate, personal quality. Rather than showboating for the camera, the soldiers get to a deeper level, conveying a surprisingly reflective and aware sensibility.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Jessica Winter
    80
    Superb documentary.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: John DeFore
    60
    Their stories add up to an unflattering picture of how the U.S. chooses its soldiers.
  4. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    30
    It's a movie with the exciting parts cut out.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
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  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. JeffS.
    10
    Every American should see this film.
  2. zj
    9
    Those looking for a shoot'em-up testosterone fix will be sorely disappointed. Instead, this movie documents the day-to-day experience of the everyman soldier, the irony being that even though no one in the unit dies during the filming, the whole exercise of the occupation nonetheless comes off just as pointless, misguided and ultimately tragic.… Expand
  3. AddyP.
    3
    This film is advertised as "The Falluja Film", but it was filmed almost two years ago and has little to do with the two battles for Falluja--in April and November 2004. Viewer beware. It's pretty tame stuff, but offers some insight into the lives of ordinary US troops.… Collapse

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