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Three Kings
Very Good 83 Points 1999

Three Kings succeeds magnificently as cockeyed caper movie, less so as metaphor for America’s abortive involvement in Iraq following the Persian Gulf War. The former unspools propulsively as George Clooney’s disgruntled commando leads a ragtag crew on a crazy hunt for Saddam Hussein’s gold. T…

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Hart's War
Good 83 Points 2002

POW movies – especially WWII POW movies – are an esteemed genus of the War movie family, and Hart’s War adds proudly to the trove. Upstanding story, well and directly told, complete with workmanlike movie star performance by Old Block Head himself, Bruce Willis.

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The Last Samurai
Very Good 83 Points 2003

Well produced Tom Cruise historical epic, appealing to those of us who like such entertainments. As he so often does, Cruise plays a character at once naive and smug, who reveals an admirable steeliness by the third reel.

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Flags Of Our Fa...
Really Great 83 Points 2006

A new laureate to the pantheon of great war movies.

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Letters from Iw...
Great 83 Points 2006

Letters from Iwo Jima is the stunning coda to Flags Of Our Fathers, this time from the Japanese side. Amongst other revelations, it shows how poorly served were the Imperial Japanese soldiers, not by their gallant and honorable commander, but by the suicidal tendencies of their martial tradi…

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Body of Lies
Good 83 Points 2008

Given the dismal state of Islamist terror movies, this surprisingly evenhanded thriller tops the heap, though its disjointed plot comes together slowly and Leonardo DiCaprio’s CIA character lacks charisma. Fortunately he’s flanked by two great actors, the estimable Russell Crowe and the slickly …

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The Hunting Party
Good 83 Points 2007

Death-defying TV journalists star in their own movie – or at least their moviestar alter egos do – in The Hunting Party. Set in the badlands of Serbia during and after the Bosnian War, the movie has fresh resonance now that NATO is currently seeking to dislodge another war criminal, this time …

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Gods and Generals
Very Good 83 Points 2003

The battles of 1st Bull Run, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville get brought to terribly glorious life in this opening salvo of a planned Civil War trilogy. Funded by a son of the South, Gods and Generals focuses on sympathetic Confederate heroes Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. It could …

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WikChip Video One of the signal moments in US history.
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Defiance
Great 83 Points 2008

Defiance is a white horse of a movie, telling an improbable and previously little known story that seems too good to be true. Anglo-Saxon star Daniel Craig playing Jewish partisan Tuvia Bielski adds to the fable. A must see for Jews and other WWII buffs, the movie delivers plenty of action, i…

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The Hurt Locker
Great 83 Points 2008

Finally, a USA friendly Iraq War movie, the novelty of which shows how far Hollywood has drifted from objective reality and obvious movie subjects. Wonder of wonders, a show of fellow Americans resolutely and professionally pursuing their liberation mission offers a tremendous adrenaline rush, a…

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WikChip Image SFC James: More gung ho than sane.
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