Boys of Abu Ghraib
Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: March 28, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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55
NPRMark JenkinsMar 28, 2014
Shot in New Mexico on a limited budget, Boys of Abu Ghraib is a credible depiction of the tedium, frustration and humiliation of wartime service. (Jack gets coated in human excrement not once but twice.) Naturalistic scenes of boxing, bantering and masturbation, set to a rap and hard-rock score, emphasize that these boys are young American everymen. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis HarveyApr 3, 2014
The film has a very good idea in using a single soldier’s perspective to explore how tension and boredom can lead to such extreme misconduct, but it doesn’t go far enough, in the end leaving a disgraceful chapter just dimly illuminated in psychological terms. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMichael NordineMar 27, 2014
Too by-the-numbers for the emotional impact to resonate as long as it could and should have. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoMar 28, 2014
This is a story that still resonates in the way we deal with war, torture, and detainment camps. It demands depth. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiMar 27, 2014
The film hardly scratches Abu Ghraib's surface. Read full review
30
The DissolveAndrew LapinMar 3, 2014
Writer-director-star Luke Moran has his heart in the right place, and a clear compassion for soldiers thrust into impossible situations with no training, but he lacks the desire to steer his film in the honest direction this topic requires. Read full review
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