The Army of Crime
Lorber Films | Release Date: August 20, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
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Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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100
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Was it all for naught? Only weeks after the 23 partisans were arrested (and all but two promptly executed), Paris was liberated. Army of Crime is a passionate act of remembrance. Read full review
100
San Francisco ChronicleLeba Hertz
It shouldn't be missed. This is a fact-based story of the French resistance who had to fight not only the Germans but their own people. The title comes from the term in a propaganda poster that the Germans and occupied French government used to label the fighters as terrorists. Read full review
90
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
This is a solid, spellbinding drama based closely on real history, which along the way offers a not-so-subtle commentary on the diverse, immigrant-rich society of contemporary France. Read full review
80
Village VoiceMichelle Orange
Virginie Ledoyen stars as Missak's impossibly lovely, stalwart wife, and a troupe of supporting players give life to the men and women who died not for the miserable France of that moment, but for the vision of what it could be. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsOct 22, 2010
This true story does a great service by honoring the memory of 22 brave men and women and by dramatizing the internal debates within the French population. But in staying true to life, it sacrifices some of the pacing and clarity of a conventional thriller. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterPeter Brunette
Though it drags here and there and is a bit flat in places, the film is solidly made and for the most part quite involving. Read full review
60
EmpirePhil de Semlyen
Compelling performances and beautifully told heroics but the pacing is flawed in terms of a thrilling cinematic experience. Read full review
60
VarietyJordan Mintzer
Guediguian's lengthy period yarn features a wide array of characters filmed with his habitual simpatico eye, but loses the dramatic thread in too many plots, too little action and not enough originality. Read full review
40
Time OutKeith Uhlich
There's no sense of the oppression France felt under Nazi rule. It's all just play-acting in period-specific attire. You can almost hear the AD calling lunch. Read full review
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