Casualties of War
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: August 18, 1989 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
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Generally favorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
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17
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2
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USA TodayMike Clark
Brian De Palma's Casualties of War, with a script by playwright David Rabe, is the most overwrought (and likely to be overrated) Vietnam movie since The Deer Hunter. Or maybe since Robert Altman's film of Rabe's Streamers. Or maybe (why split hairs?) ever. [18 Aug 1989, p.4D]
30
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
De Palma is not a director one looks to for conscience, and his track record on the issue of rape has been innocent of moral debate. It's odd to find him dealing with both, and the non-sensationalist approach seems to have taken a toll on his energies: Casualties of War is dull. Read full review
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