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- 2003
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 54 m
- 2003
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 54 m
Summary At the end of World War II, many of those involved were prosecuted for war crimes. Some got away. Until now. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Directed By: Norman Jewison
Written By: Ronald Harwood, Brian Moore
- 2003
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 54 m
- 2003
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 54 m
The Statement
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Summary At the end of World War II, many of those involved were prosecuted for war crimes. Some got away. Until now. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Directed By: Norman Jewison
Written By: Ronald Harwood, Brian Moore
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
45
22% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
63% Mixed
20 Reviews
20 Reviews
16% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
45
22% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
63% Mixed
20 Reviews
20 Reviews
16% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Has the hallmarks of a top-notch Jewison production -- splendid performances, especially from leads Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton and Jeremy Northam, a pulse-quickening pace and production values that establish story and character within a distinct environment.
As a thriller, The Statement is relatively disappointing, but as a moral study, the movie proves far more promising.
The film seems more an excuse to attack a target than an exercise in solid storytelling.
Overripe dialogue and a fevered score fail to inject any real tension, and the accentless English spoken throughout a film set entirely in France is ludicrous and jarring.
Ends up second-guessing its own high-minded strivings, not trustful enough of its audience to be sophisticated about history and ethics, and not pulpy enough to keep us awake.
Norman Jewison's honorable but stodgy exercise in ethical outrage, based on Brian Moore's acclaimed 1996 novel, fairly aches to be called a thinking man's thriller.
Harwood's screenplay obscures any sort of philosophical, religious, or historical considerations in favor of pulpy and faith-bruising sensationalism.
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Production Company
Serendipity Point Films,
Odessa Films,
Company Pictures,
Astral Media,
Téléfilm Canada,
Corus Entertainment,
Movision,
Sony Pictures Classics,
BBC Film
Release Date Dec 12, 2003
Duration 1 h 54 m
Rating R
Tagline At the end of World War II, many of those involved in war crimes were prosecuted. Some got away. Until now.
Awards
Genie Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Directors Guild of Canada
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
