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74 out of 100

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5.8 out of 10

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  • Starring: Herold Noel, Robert Acosta, Sean Huze
  • Summary: Patricia Foulkrod's documentary feature includes exclusive footage that will stir audiences. The filmmaker's subjects are patriotic young Americans - ordinary men and women who heeded the call for military service in Iraq - as they experience recruitment and training, combat, homecoming, and the struggle to reintegrate with families and communities. (Focus Features)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    100
    The documentary any American with an opinion on our involvement in Iraq owes it to his or her conscience to see.
  2. Premiere
    Reviewed by: Sara Brady
    100
    This film, a raw howl of outrage and pain, is proudly one-sided, allowing a generation of wounded men and women to scream their betrayal.
  3. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: David Denby
    60
    The Ground Truth is an emotionally potent work, but the great study of an Iraq vet, in either documentary or fictional form, has yet to be made.

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  3. Negative: 4 out of 5
  1. EvanW.
    10
    This is a powerful documentary! As a Vietnam Vet, I knew when I saw this film on screen that it was real. And just as the coffins coming back from Iraq to Dover AFB have been scheduled to arrive in the middle of the night in secrecy, so have the American people been shielded from the true reality of the Iraq war. The Ground Truth pulls back the curtain to reveal the ugly truth.… Expand
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  2. JaonW.
    3
    Decently made Hollywierd propaganda aimed at your heart instead of your head. Much time is spent on military deserters who truly deserve nothing but the animosity the get from most Americans.… Expand
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  3. MarkM.
    3
    Works best when it's about people not politics. I mean, really, does the world need yet another shrill polemic. It alienates the very people who shouldn't be but that perhaps is giving the director of this film far too much credit. Best to leave it to others. Consider the movie a missed opportunity to reach out.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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