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75Saints and Soldiers isn't a great film, but what it does, it does well.
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In his feature film debut, Little uses washed-out color and a you-are-there immediacy to tell a powerful wartime tale of survival, morality and honor.
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75It's no earthshaker, but the indie film is refreshingly different from the current movie norm, it's won more than 15 awards on the festival circuit, and war-movie aficionados will find it well worth the journey.
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70Director-cinematographer Ryan Little neatly ratchets up the suspense while throwing emotional spotlights on the inner struggles of each combatant trapped in this hostile, frozen wilderness.
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70The triumph here is a matter of craftsmanship rather than art, but it's rare enough even on that level for a film to be worth celebrating.
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70Inspired by actual events, Saints and Soldiers benefits by being a small-scale war movie.
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Thanks to an impressive cast of largely unknown actors, this small-scale, meticulously researched film tells its story with quiet conviction.
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70Well mounted, frequently gripping.
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63Wants to be an epic in the mold of "Saving Private Ryan," but it's hindered by its modest budget.
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63For a certain kind of moviegoer, Saints and Soldiers provides above-average nostalgia. Others, more hardened, might call it child's play.
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50Shackles its characters with stale dialogue straight out of decades-old Sgt. Rock comic books.
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50Too often, Saints And Soldiers confuses bravery for faith.
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50There's an uplifting message about heroism, dispensed in dialogue so familiar you can practically lip=synch it.
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40That the film seems willing to erect a simple religious parable on such a moral morass is bewildering. That it should do so without accurately depicting the nightmare of Hitler's Europe is unconscionable.
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The thin backstory hints at a conflict between the religious convictions of the hero (helpfully named Deacon) and the demands of combat, but it never fully materializes; as it is, we mainly know that he's a Mormon because he doesn't smoke or drink coffee.
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40Despite all the life-threatening situations, warrior deaths and heroic feats, it's hard to get behind characters who feel like lazy archetypes.
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ChrisA.7Was a good, yet not action packed war movie. We need more like this that are less glam more emotion.
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BradH.10Superb story. Excellent acting. Tastefully done. The family can watch this.