Brothers at War
Samuel Goldwyn Company, The | Release Date: March 13, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
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Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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6
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
An honest, on-the-ground documentary about the lives of Americans fighting there. It has no spin. It's not left or right. Read full review
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New York PostKyle Smith
This documentary, which begins at a low key, gradually becomes intense and psychologically complicated. Read full review
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Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
It's the epitome of an embedded war report, though Rademacher's at-ease scenes with the soldiers have some of the warmth and terse humor of Ernie Pyle's, and there's some hair-raising footage of a machine-gun firefight. Read full review
70
The New York TimesLaura Kern
Well shot but generically scored, Brothers at War has its share of potent moments, most of them with Mr. Rademacher’s family in the States. Read full review
65
NPRBob Mondello
Allowed remarkable access, presumably because of the familial connections, Rademacher comes up with compellingly unfamiliar documentary footage. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Made with the full cooperation of the Pentagon, Brothers at War makes the war on-screen seem eminently winnable, eminently noble. Rademacher's desire to prove himself to himself, and to his soldier brothers, may stir different reactions among different audience members. And that's as it should be. Read full review
60
Film ThreatElias Sevada
Harrowing, heroic, and occasionally gripping. Read full review
60
VarietyAlissa Simon
Provides some interesting perspectives but also veers dangerously close to vanity project. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
He does accomplish his main task, to take us into places civilians rarely go, and give witness to the immense challenges soldiers like his brothers face every second they’re required to be at war. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein
Rademacher's vigorous commitment to making the documentary, as well as to his large, close-knit family, deserves respect. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
It’s practically a feature-length infomercial for the military. Read full review
50
Washington PostDan Zak
There are much better Iraq documentaries than this one, but Brothers at War distinguishes itself by peering out over the emotional chasm between soldiers and their families. Read full review
50
Village VoiceVadim Rizov
I can, however, object to the bathetic, misty score and the endless close-ups of American babies to remind us "what we're fighting for"--and to the filmmaker's belief that support for our troops and support for their mission are one in the same. Just because Rademacher believes his film to be "non-partisan" does not make it so. Read full review
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