The Blood of My Brother
Lifesize Entertainment | Release Date: June 30, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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75
Boston GlobeJanice Page
Combines an insider's perspective with what can only be described as gutsy cinematography. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
While the film loses focus along the way, it has enough moving and powerful moments to make it a worthy entry in an increasingly crowded genre. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNathan Lee
Though Mr. Berends strays too often, he does so down some compelling paths. His material is intimate and hair-raising, granting us rare access to scenes inside mosques, at a Shiite militia rally and in homes under fire. Read full review
70
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Much of the picture is exciting and terrifying. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyBill Gallo
Their access is far broader than any TV network's, and in the end, they transcended the body counts and bland abstractions that characterize most Western reporting on the war. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Whatever The Blood Of My Brother's journalistic weaknesses, it's valuable as yet another view of what may end up being the most thoroughly documented war ever waged. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Attempts at balance through interviews with unidentified U.S. soldiers is halfhearted at best. In the end, Berends sacrifices coherence for the sake of a story he's determined to tell, rather than focusing on the one that's practically telling itself. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
This at-times harrowing, occasionally unfocused film is a case study of one of hundreds, if not thousands, of stories of Iraqi civilians to whom the war has hit home and left holes in families. It makes you rue the most indelicate of all combat euphemisms - "collateral damage." Read full review
60
Village VoiceJoshua Land
A few American soldiers are interviewed in a halfhearted attempt at balance, but Berends, who thankfully eschews narration, makes his own p.o.v. clear enough. Read full review
60
VarietyLeslie Felperin
Made with access to the Mehdi Army and embittered citizens the Western news media -- or even the CIA -- might envy, producer-helmer-lenser Andrew Berends creates a revealing insight into the war in Iraq from the locals' POV. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
Despite some remarkable unembedded footage, Andrew Berends' is yet another disappointingly superficial, unfocused and one-sided documentary on the conflict in Iraq. Read full review
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