Occupation: Dreamland
Rumur Releasing | Release Date: September 23, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Has an intimate, personal quality. Rather than showboating for the camera, the soldiers get to a deeper level, conveying a surprisingly reflective and aware sensibility. Read full review
88
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Straightforward and immensely powerful, the movie offers a blunt assessment of the war from soldiers currently fighting it, and their perspective is not pretty. Read full review
80
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
Scott and Olds' is an essential movie, and one of the year's very best. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyJessica Winter
Superb documentary. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleJonathan Curiel
Timeless and tragic. Read full review
70
Film ThreatMerle Bertrand
The greatest accomplishment of Occupation: Dreamland is showing those of us on the home front that it really is possible, Republican howling to the contrary aside, to support our troops without supporting the war itself. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
A powerful documentary about a squad of Army grunts patrolling the Iraqi city of Fallujah in late 2004. Read full review
70
Village VoiceJoshua Land
A fair-minded (but hardly apolitical) grunt's-eye view of the war in Iraq that trusts the audience to draw its own conclusions. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Occupation: Dreamland presents a compelling study of composure and decency in the midst of overwhelming pointlessness. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeFore
Their stories add up to an unflattering picture of how the U.S. chooses its soldiers. Read full review
60
VarietyJay Weissberg
Helmers Garrett Scott and Ian Olds offer a sympathetic look at the average Joe doing duty in hell -- as well as a sharp indictment of the Pentagon's cavalier support for the troops. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderFred Camper
Filmmakers Garrett Scott and Ian Olds offer a damning chronicle of failure and chaos. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle Smith
Misleadingly billed as a Fallujah documentary, Occupation: Dreamland covers a six-week period when not much was happening there. Read full review
30
Washington PostStephen Hunter
It's a movie with the exciting parts cut out. Read full review
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